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Brian F Leas

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Providencia R, Aali G, Zhu F, Leas B, Orrell R, Ahmad M, et al.
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol . 2024 May; 66(2):223-240. PMID: 38696031
Secondary prevention with penicillin aims to prevent further episodes of acute rheumatic fever and subsequent development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Penicillin allergy, self-reported by 10% of the population, can...
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Lavenberg J, Cacchione P, Jayakumar K, Leas B, Mitchell M, Mull N, et al.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs . 2019 Feb; 16(1):4-11. PMID: 30714308
Background: In 2006, our healthcare system created a hospital Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) to support the local delivery of high-quality, safe and high value patient care. Since then, the importance...
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Flores E, Mull N, Lavenberg J, Mitchell M, Leas B, Williams A, et al.
BMJ Qual Saf . 2018 Nov; 28(6):476-485. PMID: 30463885
Background: Integration of evidence into practice is suboptimal. Clinical pathways, defined as multidisciplinary care plans, are a method for translating evidence into local settings and have been shown to improve...
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Leas B, DAnci K, Apter A, Bryant-Stephens T, Lynch M, Kaczmarek J, et al.
J Allergy Clin Immunol . 2018 Feb; 141(5):1854-1869. PMID: 29452202
Background: This review will inform updated National Asthma Education and Prevention Program clinical practice guidelines. Objective: We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of allergen reduction interventions on asthma outcomes. Methods:...
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Tuteja S, Uhl S, Leas B, Sawinski D, Trofe-Clark J, Kaczmarek J, et al.
Clin Chem . 2016 May; 62(6):900-1. PMID: 27235470
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Leas B, Umscheid C
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc . 2015 Sep; 4(2):126-31. PMID: 26407411
Jewish ritual circumcision rarely but occasionally includes a procedure involving direct oral suction of the wound, which can expose an infant to infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)....
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Han J, Sullivan N, Leas B, Pegues D, Kaczmarek J, Umscheid C
Ann Intern Med . 2015 Aug; 163(8):598-607. PMID: 26258903
The cleaning of hard surfaces in hospital rooms is critical for reducing health care-associated infections. This review describes the evidence examining current methods of cleaning, disinfecting, and monitoring cleanliness of...
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Leas B, Berman B, Kash K, Crawford A, Toner R, Goldfarb N, et al.
Popul Health Manag . 2009 Oct; 12(5):265-71. PMID: 19848568
This study aimed to evaluate diabetes quality measurement efforts, assess their strengths and areas for improvement, and identify gaps not adequately addressed by these measures. We conducted an environmental scan...
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Leas B, Goldfarb N, Browne R, Keroack M, Nash D
Am J Med Qual . 2009 May; 24(4):287-94. PMID: 19411626
Efforts to improve the quality of ambulatory care have received tremendous attention as bold new initiatives aimed at influencing the environment of care through financial incentives, public transparency, and information...