SMJ : July 2019 Issue
The Southern Medical Journal is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists, including medicine; surgery; women’s and children’s health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.
Southern Medical Journal • Vol. 112 • No. 07 • June 2019
Quality Care & Patient Safety
CME Article: Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Postdischarge Telephone Calls by Hospitalists on Improvement of Patient Satisfaction and Readmission Rates
Mengli Xiao, MS, Catherine A. St. Hill, DVM, PhD, Marc Vacquier, MS, Love Patel, MD, Pamela Mink, PhD, Karl Fernstrom, MPH, Justin Kirven, MD, Jessica Jeruzal, BA, and David Beddow, MD
Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
Leonard Noronha, MD, Erin FitzGerald, DO, and J. Rush Pierce, Jr, MD, MPH
Public Health & Environmental Medicine
OPEN: Effect of Local Smoke-Free Ordinances on Smoking Prevalence in Kentucky, 2002–2009
W. Jay Christian, PhD, MPH, Courtney J. Walker, BA, Bin Huang, DrPH, MS, and Ellen J. Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN
Bioethics & Medical Education
The Costs of Applying to Residency: One Institution’s Efforts to Increase Transparency
Andrew W. Kuhn, BA, Ryan T. Jarrett, BA, David R. Scudder, BS, Daniel E. Pereira, BS, Amy E. Fleming, MD, MHPE, and Brian C. Drolet, MD
Women’s & Children’s Health
Healthcare Access, Pregnancy Intention, and Contraceptive Practices Among Reproductive-Aged Women Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy in Northeast Tennessee
Edward Leinaar, MPH, Leigh Johnson, MD, MPH, Ruby Yadav, DrPH, Abir Rahman, MPH, and Arsham Alamian, PhD, MSc
Medicine & Medical Specialties
Prevalence of Systemic Hypertension Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Young Adults in Baltimore, Maryland
Patrick Ryscavage, MD, William Still, MS, Vimbai Nyemba, MD, and Kristen Stafford, PhD
An Updated Approach to Evaluation and Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Benjamin R. Lloyd, MD, and David A. Leiman, MD, MSHP
Commentary on “An Updated Approach to Evaluation and Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection”
Patrick G. Brady, MD
Choice of Intravenous Crystalloid Fluid and Mortality in Critically Ill Adult Patients.
Christopher D. Jackson, MD, Shawn B. Patel, MD, Matthew B. Haltom, MD, Praneet S. Iyer, MD, Marwan A. Odeesh, MD, Robert W. Bradsher, MD, Sehrish Kamal, MD, Ankur Seth, MD
Assessing the Availability of Pharmacotherapy Options for Tobacco Cessation in Tennessee’s Substance Use Facilities.
John Boatner, DSW, David Patterson, PhD, Freida Herron, DSW, William Nugent, PhD, Timothy Rice, MD
A Dose-Response Analysis of Crystalloid Administration during Esophageal Resection.
Morgan Smith, MBBS, Bobby Nossaman, MD
Commentary on “A Dose-Response Analysis of Crystalloid Administration during Esophageal Resection”.
Kyle J. Kalkwarf, MD