Publications

1. Blakeman S, Danley S, Amity M, DeValeria P, Miller B, Alwardt C, Kiley B, Meltzer EC, Patel B, Humphrey E, Yee C, Downey FX, D'Cunha J, Sen A. Quo Vadis, ECMO? Multidisciplinary Hybrid Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Rounds During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Nov; 38 (11):2546-2551 Epub 2024 Aug 02
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2. Meltzer E, Wilshusen L, Abdulwadood I, Yee C, Sherman A, Strader K, Thomley B, Millstine D, Tilburt J, Fields H, Bergstrom L, Patchett D, Camoriano J, Bauer B. Telemedicine and Patient Experience Ratings at an Academic Integrative Medicine Practice: Retrospective Examination. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Jul 22; 8:e56312 Epub 2024 July 22
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3. Tilburt J, Hafferty F, Leep Hunderfund A, Meltzer E, Thorsteinsdottir B. Ethics Education in Health Sciences Should Engage Contentious Social Issues: Here Is Why and How. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2024 Jan 4; 1-5 Epub 2024 Jan 04
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4. Buster A, Meltzer EC, Trost L, Courtright-Lim A, Ingall T, Tilburt J. Toward Transparency and Trust: Assessing and Addressing Key Ethical Concerns in Normothermic Regional Perfusion. J Law Med Ethics. 2024; 52 (1):178-182 Epub 2024 May 31
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5. Wilson BE, Meltzer EC, Wright BL. Ethical Implications of Continuing Oral Immunotherapy After the Development of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Dec; 11 (12):3638-3644 Epub 2023 Aug 10
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6. Jarvis NR, Meltzer EC, Tilburt JC, Kandi LA, Chang YH, Lim ES, Ingall TJ, Howard MA, Teven CM. Ethics Education in U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools: A National Survey of Medical School Deans and Ethics Course Directors. J Clin Ethics. 2023 Winter; 34 (4):328-341
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7. Bartels HC, Meltzer EC. 30-Year-Old Immunocompromised Man With Fever, Headache, and History of Encephalopathy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Apr; 98 (4):610-614 Epub 2023 Mar 03
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8. Pierce AT, Sheaffer WW, Lu PG, Davila VJ, Soh IY, Meltzer EC, Aiello F, Tarsa SJ, Stone WM, Meltzer AJ. Impact of "Defensive Medicine" on the Costs of Diabetes and Associated Conditions. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Nov; 87:231-236 Epub 2022 May 17
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9. Meltzer EC, Vorseth KS, Croghan IT, Chang YH, Mead-Harvey C, Johnston LA, Strader RD, Yost KJ, Marks LA, Poole KG. Use of the Electronic Health Record During Clinical Encounters: An Experience Survey. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jul-Aug; 20 (4):312-318
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10. Meltzer EC, Ivascu NS, Edwin MK, Ingall TJ. Should Long-Term Life-Sustaining Care Be Started in Emergency Settings? AMA J Ethics. 2019 May 1; 21 (5):E401-406 Epub 2019 May 01
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11. Ivascu NS, Meltzer EC. Teacher and Trustee: Examining the Ethics of Experiential Learning in Transesophageal Echocardiography Education. Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar; 126 (3):1077-1080
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12. Brody BD, Meltzer EC, Feldman D, Penzner JB, Gordon-Elliot JS. Assessing Decision Making Capacity for Do Not Resuscitate Requests in Depressed Patients: How to Apply the "Communication" and "Appreciation" Criteria. HEC Forum. 2017 Dec; 29 (4):303-311
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13. Meltzer EC, Shi Z, Suppes A, Hersh JE, Orlander JD, Calhoun AW, Tung J, Logio L, Manna R, Bialer PA, Acres CA, Fins JJ. Improving Communication With Surrogate Decision-Makers: A Pilot Initiative. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Aug; 9 (4):461-466
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14. Meltzer EC, Ivascu NS, Stark M, Orfanos AV, Acres CA, Christos PJ, Mangione T, Fins JJ. A Survey of Physicians' Attitudes toward Decision-Making Authority for Initiating and Withdrawing VA-ECMO: Results and Ethical Implications for Shared Decision Making. J Clin Ethics. 2016 Winter; 27 (4):281-289
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15. Brody BD, Chaudhry SK, Penzner JB, Meltzer EC, Dubin M. A Woman With Major Depression With Psychotic Features Requesting a Termination of Pregnancy. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan; 173 (1):12-5
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16. Siracuse JJ, Jones DW, Meltzer EC, Graham AR, Salzler GG, Connolly PH, Schneider DB, Meltzer AJ. Impact of "Do Not Resuscitate" Status on the Outcome of Major Vascular Surgical Procedures. Ann Vasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 29 (7):1339-45 Epub 2015 July 11
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17. Siracuse JJ, Meltzer EC, Gill HL, Graham AR, Schneider DB, Connolly PH, Meltzer AJ. Outcomes and risk factors of cardiac arrest after vascular surgery procedures. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Jan; 61 (1):197-202 Epub 2014 Nov 06
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18. Meltzer EC, Ivascu NS, Acres CA, Stark M, Kirkpatrick JN, Paul S, Sedrakyan A, Fins JJ. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults: a brief review and ethical considerations for nonspecialist health providers and hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2014 Dec; 9 (12):808-13 Epub 2014 Oct 21
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19. Meltzer EC, Ivascu NS, Acres CA, Stark M, Furman RR, Fins JJ. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to chemotherapy in an Orthodox Jewish patient. Oncologist. 2014 Sep; 19 (9):985-9 Epub 2014 Aug 05
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20. Paul S, Campbell B, Meltzer EC, Sedrakyan A. ECMO as an emergency medical countermeasure. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Sep; 2 (9):685-7
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21. Meltzer EC, Ivascu NS, Fins JJ. DNR and ECMO: a paradox worth exploring. J Clin Ethics. 2014 Spring; 25 (1):13-9
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22. Meltzer EC, Hall WD, Fins JJ. Error and bias in the evaluation of prescription opioid misuse: should the FDA regulate clinical assessment tools? Pain Med. 2013 Jul; 14 (7):982-7 Epub 2013 Apr 17
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23. Meltzer AJ, Graham A, Kim JH, Connolly PH, Karwowski JK, Bush HL, Meltzer EC, Schneider DB. Clinical, demographic, and medicolegal factors associated with geographic variation in inferior vena cava filter utilization: an interstate analysis. Surgery. 2013 May; 153 (5):683-8 Epub 2013 Jan 07
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24. Meltzer AJ, Graham A, Connolly PH, Meltzer EC, Karwowski JK, Bush HL, Schneider DB. The Comprehensive Risk Assessment for Bypass (CRAB) facilitates efficient perioperative risk assessment for patients with critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2013 May; 57 (5):1186-95 Epub 2013 Jan 30
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25. Meltzer EC, Suppes A, Burns S, Shuman A, Orfanos A, Sturiano CV, Charney P, Fins JJ. Stigmatization of substance use disorders among internal medicine residents. Subst Abus. 2013; 34 (4):356-62
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26. Meltzer EC, Rybin D, Meshesha LZ, Saitz R, Samet JH, Rubens SL, Liebschutz JM. Aberrant drug-related behaviors: unsystematic documentation does not identify prescription drug use disorder. Pain Med. 2012 Nov; 13 (11):1436-43 Epub 2012 Oct 11
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27. Meltzer EC, Gallagher JJ, Suppes A, Fins JJ. Lip-reading and the ventilated patient. Crit Care Med. 2012 May; 40 (5):1529-31
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28. Meltzer EC, Averbuch T, Samet JH, Saitz R, Jabbar K, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Liebschutz JM. Discrepancy in diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): treatment for the wrong reason. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2012 Apr; 39 (2):190-201
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29. Meltzer EC, Rybin D, Saitz R, Samet JH, Schwartz SL, Butler SF, Liebschutz JM. Identifying prescription opioid use disorder in primary care: diagnostic characteristics of the Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM). Pain. 2011 Feb; 152 (2):397-402 Epub 2010 Dec 21
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30. Liebschutz JM, Saitz R, Weiss RD, Averbuch T, Schwartz S, Meltzer EC, Claggett-Borne E, Cabral H, Samet JH. Clinical factors associated with prescription drug use disorder in urban primary care patients with chronic pain. J Pain. 2010 Nov; 11 (11):1047-55 Epub 2010 Mar 24
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