Ballad Health

Recent papers from Ballad Health

1. Prehabilitation for Thoracic Surgery Patients: A National Survey of Practice Patterns and Program VariabilityAnnals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports · 2026
2. Pharmacology Update: Pruritus in Palliative Care With Focus on NaltrexoneAmerican Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® · 2026
3. 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase Antibody-Positive Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy With Transaminitis and Nonspecific Liver Biopsy Findings in a Statin-Naive PatientCureus · 2026
4. Lack of Primary Care Continuity Predicts Readmission Risk Among Socially Vulnerable Trauma PopulationsThe American Surgeon · 2026
5. Dronabinol for Neuropathic Pain in Palliative CareJournal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy · 2026
6. Concordance of tumor-informed and tumor-agnostic ctDNA assays for treatment response monitoring in advanced solid tumorsThe Journal of Liquid Biopsy · 2026
7. A Randomized Trial of a Dedicated Bifurcation Stent Versus Provisional Stenting in the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation LesionsJournal of the American College of Cardiology · 2015
8. Guidance for antidepressant use during pregnancy: A commentary in response to the 2025 FDA panelAmerican Journal of Health-System Pharmacy · 2026
9. Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Post-Discharge Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary InterventionJournal of the American College of Cardiology · 2015
10. Farm Animal-Related Trauma in an Aging Agricultural Workforce: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study in Southern AppalachiaThe American Surgeon · 2026
11. The Role of Paramedic Discretion as Trauma Activation Criteria in a Rural Appalachian Trauma CenterThe American Surgeon · 2026
12. Accelerating Rural Trauma Transfers: Evaluation of an Auto-Accept ProtocolThe American Surgeon · 2026
13. Protocolized Rib Fracture Triage Reduces ICU Admissions Without Compromising Outcomes in a Rural Level 1 Trauma CenterThe American Surgeon · 2026
14. IDSA/ACEP/ASM/PIDS/SCCM/SHEA/SHM/SIDP Multisociety Position Paper: Hospital Strategies to Improve Sepsis OutcomesClinical Infectious Diseases · 2026
15. Unexpected language recovery after proximal left middle cerebral artery versus left M1 arterial segment thrombectomy (P6-5.021)Neurology · 2026
16. Impacts of Dementia on In-Hospital Outcomes and Discharge Dispositions Following HIP Fracture Surgery in a Rural Appalachian PopulationThe American Surgeon · 2026
17. 30-Day Outcomes Following Transcarotid Artery Revascularization with Integrated Embolic Protection (TCAR-IEP) The PERFORMANCE III StudyJournal of Vascular Surgery · 2026
18. Comorbidity Burden as a Determinant of Treatment Pathway After Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube Placement for Acute Cholecystitis: Experience From an Appalachian Tertiary Referral CenterThe American Surgeon · 2026
19. Carotid Artery StentingJournal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022
20. Long-Term Outcomes of a Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffold vs Angioplasty in Infrapopliteal Chronic Limb-Threatening IschemiaJournal of the American College of Cardiology · 2026