Latest issue of Spartan Medical Research Journal (Volume 7, Issue 2) has been published online!

The latest edition of the Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ) includes nine articles from the following clinical specialty areas: Neurosurgery, Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Otolaryngology, Family Medicine; and authors from Beaumont Health, McLaren Oakland, California Health Sciences University, Detroit Medical Center, Cornell, Hurley Medical Center, and Ascension Genesys.

Clinical Review

1. Irrigation Solutions in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Quality Improvement & Patient Safety

2. Improving Compliance with the CMS SEP-1 Sepsis Bundle at a Community-Based Teaching Hospital Emergency Department

Original Contributions

3. Exploring New Patient Understanding of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine using a Cross-Sectional Survey and Mixed Methods Approach
4. Risk Factors and Management for Epistaxis in a Hospitalized Adult Sample
5. Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Cerebra Aneurysms from a Patient Sample Data Collection at a Comprehensive Stroke Center
6. COVID-19 Vaccine Survey among Healthcare Workers. A Community Experience
7. Association Between Covid-19 Severity and Residing in High Lead Level Locations

Brief Report

8. Assessing Root Causes of First Case On-time Start (FCOTS) Delay in the Orthopedic Department at a Busy Level II Community Teaching Hospital

Systematic Review

9. Continuous positive airway pressure reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

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