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Welcome to the UT Southwestern Medical School’s electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) collection.
Most UT Southwestern ETDs are subject to a default embargo period of two (2) years from the date of degree conferral. These embargoed ETDs are unavailable until the embargo expires.
It might be possible to contact the author for more information before the end of the embargo. For assistance or more information, please contact the UT Southwestern Medical School Dean’s Office by email.
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Recent Submissions
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UT Southwestern Standardization of IJ CVC Insertion Across Multiple Specialties
(2018-03-29)BACKGROUND: Standardization of procedures decreases patient complications and improves patient care. University of Texas Southwestern(UTSW) Medical Center is a large academic institution that fosters/trains physicians from ... -
Standardization of Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Insertion Between Multiple Specialties with Simulation
(2018-03-29)BACKGROUND: Insertion of central venous catheters is a medical procedure with the risk of adverse outcomes. Between the different specialties at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), there ... -
Association of Fitness and Obesity with Right Ventricular Function
(2018-03-23)BACKGROUND: Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) and obesity are well-established risk factors for heart failure (HF). However, the mechanisms through which CRF and BMI influence HF risk remain uncertain especially with ... -
Hospital-Onset Bloodstream Infection Rates after Discontinuing Active Surveillance Cultures for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Regional Burn Center
(2018-02-21)Infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Active surveillance culture ... -
Mechanisms of Left Atrial Enlargement in Obese Individuals
(2018-02-14)PURPOSE: Obesity is linked to diastolic dysfunction and left atrial enlargement (LAE); however, the mechanisms responsible for LAE in obesity are unknown. Previous studies have demonstrated that LAE is directly related to ... -
Optimizing Faculty Recruitment for Quality Enhancement Plan Programs at UT Southwestern
(2020-03-18)BACKGROUND: Patient handovers serve as a major source of preventable adverse patient outcomes in healthcare settings. While standardization of this process can help reduce error, no consensus exists as to the best method ... -
A Comparison of HIV/AIDS Management in the US and Brazil: Historical Context and Lessons Learned
(2020-03-16)BACKGROUND: Since its initial appearance in the early 1980s, the HIV pandemic has presented a worldwide challenge not just in biomedical innovation but in social and political mobilization as well. The groundbreaking ... -
Promoting Resilience in Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Minors
(2020-03-17)BACKGROUND: In 2018, the European Union received 20,000 applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors (UAMs) applying for international protection, and 60,000 UAMs from Central America were apprehended at the ... -
The State of Anesthesia Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: Statistics, Case Studies, and Ways Forward
(2020-03-12)BACKGROUND: There is substantial need for additional anesthesia resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region of the world, maternal and surgical mortality are high. Non-coincidentally, the number of anesthesiologists ... -
Functional Outcomes in Patients with Full Thickness Hand Burns
(2020-03-10)BACKGROUND: There has been previous work objectively examining the severe contractures that develop with hand burns, but few have correlated severity with functional outcome. While contracture definitions exist for ... -
Characterization of Road Traffic Injuries at Hospital Traumatológico Ney Arias Lora in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2020-03-16)BACKGROUND: Over 1.35 million people die each year due to road traffic accidents (RTAs), and up to 50 million more sustain non-fatal injuries. They are the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, and the primary cause of ... -
Understanding Neonatal Mortality in Papua New Guinea: A Descriptive Analysis of Regional Birthing Practices and Implementation of Neonatal Resuscitation
(2018-04-03)BACKGROUND: Papua New Guinea (PNG) did not fully meet all 8 Millennium Development Goals outlined by the United Nations--including goal number 4 to reduce child mortality. While the under-5 mortality ratio decreased between ... -
Health Related Quality of Life of Transgender Adolescents Undergoing Hormonal Transition or Elective Pubertal Delay
(2018-04-03)BACKGROUND: Research concerning the health and well-being of gender non-conforming and transgender adolescents following pubertal suppression and cross-sex hormone administration has grown dramatically in recent years, ... -
Utility of Cardiac CT vs. MRI in Mitral Valve Architecture Evaluation
(2018-04-04)INTRODUCTION: New minimally invasive and percutaneous techniques are being developed to repair and replace the mitral valve. These procedures rely upon the knowledge of the exact structure of the mitral valve and its ... -
Standardizing the Intra-Operative Handover Between Faculty Anesthesiologists Using an EMR-Based Tool
(2018-03-29)SHORT DESCRIPTION: The primary aim of this project is to improve faculty satisfaction with a newly implemented intra-operative handoff tool. The secondary aim is to increase the effectiveness of the intra-operative handoffs ... -
Transitioning from Open Bay to Private Room: The Impact on Neonatal Parent-Staff Communication
(2018-03-26)BACKGROUND: Effective parent-staff communication improves parents' emotional well-being, leads to better parent-infant bonding, and increases parental involvement in their child's care. Several studies address the impact ... -
Live Donor Renal Transplantation in India: Outcome and Comparison of Different Induction Therapies with a Focus on Gender Bias in Live Donor Renal Transplantation
(2018-03-23)BACKGROUND: As of 2014, an estimated 9% of the global population aged 18+ years was affected by diabetes. The World Health Organization (WHO) also estimated around 2.5% of deaths were attributed to diabetes in 2012 and ... -
Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery Improves Outcomes in Private and Safety-Net Settings
(2018-03-26)BACKGROUND: Although it is known that Enhanced Recovery Pathways (ERP) decrease length of stay (LOS) and improve outcomes in colorectal surgery, these studies predominantly represent the private health care setting. There ... -
Investigation of Practice Facilitator Workflows for Enrollment Enhancement in ICD-Pieces Study
(2018-03-22)BACKGROUND: Care for patients with multi-morbidities is challenging and often suboptimal. Earlier detection of patients with coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), diabetes and hypertension served by our health care ... -
Improving Physician Behavior with an Obstetric Dashboard
(2018-03-29)OVERVIEW: A major complication of vaginal births is severe perineal laceration, and it is now an obstetric quality measure (AHRQ and The Joint Commission). One major risk factor of anal sphincter lacerations is episiotomy. ...
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