Devin A. Macias
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
10 Papers
Devin A. Macias is an academic researcher from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
A Gap in Care? Postpartum Women Presenting to the Emergency Room and Getting Readmitted
Shivani Patel,Aldeboran N. Rodriguez,Devin A. Macias,Jamie L. Morgan,Alexandria C. Kraus,Catherine Y. Spong +5 more
TL;DR: Trends in emergent postpartum hospital encounters and readmissions through chief complaints and admission diagnoses over a 4.5-year period are characterized to address the current maternal morbidity crisis.
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A Comparison of Acute Pain Management Strategies After Cesarean Delivery
Devin A. Macias,Emily H. Adhikari,Michelle Eddins,David B. Nelson,Donald D. McIntire,Elaine L. Duryea +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective cohort study of postoperative pain management for women undergoing cesarean delivery at a large county hospital was conducted during a transition from a traditional morphine patient-controlled analgesia regimen to a multimodal regimen that included scheduled nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen, with opioids used as needed.
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A Personalized Protocol for Prescribing Opioids After Cesarean Delivery: Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record to Reduce Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions.
Chinonye S. Imo,Devin A. Macias,Donald D. McIntire,Jennifer McGuire,David B. Nelson,Elaine L. Duryea +5 more
TL;DR: A personalized protocol for opioid prescriptions after cesarean delivery decreased total morphine equivalents and number of opioid tablets at discharge, without hospital re-admissions or need for rescue opioids prescriptions after discharge.
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Timing of Emergency Postpartum Hospital Visits in the Fourth Trimester.
Aldeboran N. Rodriguez,Shivani Patel,Devin A. Macias,Jamie L. Morgan,Alexandria C. Kraus,Catherine Y. Spong +5 more
TL;DR: Important trends in presenting complaints and admission diagnoses of emergency postpartum visits in the first 42 days following delivery are observed, with the majority of hospital visits and admissions occur within the first 2 weeks post partum.