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Adrian Velasquez | Dartmouth | MPH Alum

2014 MPH alum Adrian Velasquez brings expertise and resilience from rural Philippines to Boston’s sleep medicine scene, blending compassion, innovation, and community care.

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Trazodone Effects on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Non-REM Arousal Threshold - PubMed

These findings suggest that trazodone could be effective therapy for patients with OSA without worsening hypoxemia. Future studies should focus on underlying mechanisms and combination therapies to eliminate OSA. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 01817907).

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A scientometric analysis of fairness in health AI literature - PubMed

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are central components of today's medical environment. The fairness of AI, i.e. the ability of AI to be free from bias, has repeatedly come into question. This study investigates the diversity of members of academia whose scholarship poses questions …

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Long-term outcomes of minor troponin elevations in the intensive care unit - PubMed

The aim of our study is to determine the short-term and long-term outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with minor troponin elevations. The retrospective study compared ICU patients with peak troponin elevation less than 0.1 ng/ml to those with only negative tests during their hospital stay …

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Effect of Protocolized Sedation on Clinical Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials - PubMed

In mechanically ventilated adults in closed, nonspecialty ICUs, protocolized sedation seems to decrease overall mortality (15%), ICU and hospital lengths of stay (1.73 and 3.55 days, respectively), and tracheostomy (31%) compared with usual care without protocolized sedation.

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