scholarly journals Institute Focus: Hypertension, Cardiorenal, and Metabolic Diseases Research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Mississippi ◽  
Mississippi Medical ◽  
The University

One Hundred Fifty Liver Transplants at a New Program in the Modern Era: The University of Mississippi Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (9) ◽  
pp. 1025-1027
Author(s):  
Kyle Curtis ◽  
Christopher Anderson ◽  
Ashley Seawright ◽  
Felicitas Koller ◽  
James Wynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Alcoholic Cirrhosis ◽  
High Volume ◽  
University Of Mississippi ◽  
Liver Transplants ◽  
Underserved Area ◽  
Mississippi Medical ◽  
The University

From 1991 to 2013, Mississippi was without liver transplant services. In 2013, a new liver transplant program was established at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Here, we describe our experience with the first 150 transplants over a 4.5-year period. This study is a review of 147 patients who underwent the first 150 liver transplants at the University of Mississippi Medical Center between March 5, 2013, and January 4, 2018. There were no exclusion criteria for this study. Donor, recipient, and outcome variables were analyzed. Recipients were 46% female and 74% white. Age at the time of transplant was 57 [IQR 49–63]. BMI at transplant was 30 [IQR 25–35]. Thirty per cent of transplants were for alcoholic cirrhosis, 25% non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, 24% hepatitis C, and 12% cholestatic. Mean model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) at the time of transplant was 20 [95% confidence interval 19–21] and MELD-Na was 22 [95% confidence interval 20–23]. One-year patient- and graft survival were 89% and 87%, respectively, which were as expected based on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient reports after risk adjustment. The data published here verifies it is possible to establish a new liver transplant center in an underserved area previously lacking comprehensive liver care and to achieve results similar to other high-volume centers across the country.

Supporting Advance Practice Providers in the Emergency Department Using Telehealth

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-209
Author(s):  
L. Kendall McKenzie ◽  
Tearsanee Carlisle ◽  
Lisa Haynie ◽  
Jason McKay ◽  
Greg Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Mississippi ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Educational Preparation ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Mississippi Medical ◽  
The University ◽  
Delivery Models

This chapter focuses on the role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in the context of emergency telehealth by describing one of the first successful programs, started in 2003, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Important issues germane to developing a program to provide telehealth supervision to APPs are covered. Specific concerns addressed by UMMC as the program was developed are described and generalized to the current health care environment. Major considerations regarding delivery models, contracts, technology, rationale for using APPs, regulatory concerns, and educational preparation are also discussed.

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