Annual Meeting Schedule
Posted: 4/11/2024: Subject to change.
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| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 | ||
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Registration and coffee for Pre-courses |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | PRE-COURSE: Thoracic and Pulmonary Issues in Diving |
| 7:55 AM | 6:00 PM | PRE-COURSE: Advances in Wound Management |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch (on own) |
| General Session | Poster Sessions | Exhibits/Breaks/Lunch-Luncheons/Social Events | Committee Meetings |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 13 | Room | ||
| 07:00 | 17:30 | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | Coffee / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | GME Committee Meeting | Burgundy |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | Opening Ceremony / Welcome: UHMS President: Pete Witucki, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 08:30 | 09:30 | Kindwall Keynote: New and developing indications for hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Jay Buckey, MD, PHD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | Break / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| Session A - HBO2 Theory and Mechanisms | |||
| 10:00 | 11:30 | Plenary: International Panel: Diving Decompression an actual view: Costantino Balestra, Jack Kot, Jean-Pierre Imbert | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | Posters: Session A1; A4-A6; B7-B8; E66-E67 | Grand Ballroom D |
| A1: Environmental study and stress-related biomarkers modifications in a crew during a week of confinement in EMMPOL6 analog astronaut mission. Presenting Author: Tommaso Antonio Giacon, MD A4: Effective Decompression Sickness Diagnosis: Proof-of-concept Machine Learning Biomarker Selection and Predictive Modelling with Blood Transcriptome Presenting Author: Jing Zhang PhD A5: Severe Anemia: A Case for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy During Long-distance Space Exploration Presenting Author: Andrew Kozminski, MD MSE A6: Oxy-inflammation after repetitive “open circuit” dives in the Baltic Sea. Presenting Author: Tommaso Antonio Giacon, MD |
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| B7: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Combat-Associated PTSD: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial Presenting Author: Keren Doenyas-Barak M.D B8: Comparison of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Pressures for Radiation-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis Presenting Author: Riggs Sanchez BA |
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E66: Pseudoephedrine prophylaxis does not prevent middle ear barotrauma in hyperbaric oxygen therapy Presenting Author: Gregory A. Fulmer, BTPS, RRT, CHT |
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| 12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (on own) | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | FDA Liaison Committee | St. Louis |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Education Committee | Burgundy |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Navy UMO meeting | St. Ann |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | HBO2 Therapy Committee | Iberville |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Bienville | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | CAE Steering Committee | St. Louis |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Burgundy | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | St. Ann | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Iberville | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Research Committee | Bienville |
| 14:00 | 14:10 | A1: Environmental study and stress-related biomarkers modifications in a crew during a week of confinement in EMMPOL6 analog astronaut mission: Tommaso Antonio Giacon, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:10 | 14:20 | A2: Reduction of inflammatory mediators and neutrophil activation by hyperbaric oxygen in patients with decompression sickness or carbon monoxide poisoning: Stephen Thom, MD, PhD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:20 | 14:30 | A3: Pressure-related inflammatory responses of SCUBA divers and tunnel workers: Phi-Nga Jeannie Le, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:30 | 15:00 | Plenary: UHM Fellows: Top Articles in Hyperbaric Medicine: Emma Rogers, MD: UPenn Fellow | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Break / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| Session B - Clinical HBO2 | |||
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Plenary: Surviving a Medicare Audit – Lessons Learned Panel: Helen Gelly, MD and Nick Bird, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:30 | 16:40 | B7: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Combat-Associated PTSD: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial: Keren Doenyas-Barak, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:40 | 16:50 | B8: Comparison of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Pressures for Radiation-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis: Riggs Sanchez, BA |
Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:50 | 17:00 | B9: Assessment of CRAO Cases to Identify Care Improvement Initiatives: Laura M. Lauer, DO | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | Posters: Session B10 - B25; B27 - B33 | Grand Ballroom D |
| B10: Physical enhancement of healthy older adults using hyperbaric oxygen: a randomized controlled trial Presenting Author: Amir Hadanny B11: Long-term follow-up results for the Multicenter Registry for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Presenting Author: Jay C. Buckey, M.D. B12: The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on chronic non-healing wounds using digital planimetry Presenting Author: Mor Rittblat, MD B13: Carboxyhemoglobin Affected by Collection Method Presenting Author: Lindell Weaver, M.D., FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FUHM B14: Qualitative interviews in a randomized, double-blind trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen for Persistent Symptoms after Brain Injury. Presenting Author: Rosemary E. Ziemnik, MS B15: Frequency of Urgent Consults for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Presenting Author: Kinjal N Sethuraman, MD, MPH B16: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Vision Study Presenting Author: Caitlin Costello, BS B17: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduced mortality rate in patients with moderate, severe or critical COVID-19 in a 100 patients compared with reference values Presenting Author: Jorge Pisarelo, M.D. B18: Is HBO therapy a possible treatment for Long COVID? Presenting Author: Ida Akkerman B19: Multicenter Hyperbaric Outcomes Registry: 2023 Review Presenting Author: Jay C. Buckey, M.D. B20: 10-year Outcomes after Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Retrospective Cohort Study Presenting Author: Lindell K. Weaver, MD B21: Current status of clinical work on hyperbaric oxygen in China Presenting Author: Qingle Liu, MD B22: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of mucormycosis: a retrospective case review Presenting Author: Jason Leddy, BS B23: Outcomes of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Treatment of Invasive Fungal Sinusitis at a Single Institution Presenting Author: Shannon Wheeler, MD B24: Hyperbaric Treatments in Sports: Buzz or Woe Presenting Author: Michael B. Strauss MD B25: A Systematic Review of Iatrogenic Air Gas Embolisms Presenting Author: Benito Pascua, MD B26: WITHDREW B27: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Soft Tissue Infections, Including Gas Gangrene, Necrotizing Fasciitis, and Cellulitis. Presenting Author: Takashi Yamaguchi B28: Treatment Adjuncts to Hyperbaric Oxygen for Treating Delayed Encephalopathy After Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Presenting Author: Jeffrey Cooper B29: Reducing incidence of PE tube placement Presenting Author: Jennifer Wright, CHRN, BSN B30: Assessment of Prevention of Middle Ear Barotrauma in Clinical Hyperbaric Facilities Presenting Author: Jayesh B. Shah, MD B31: A Physiological Model for DCS Presentations Presenting Author: Michael B. Strauss MD B32: Soft tissue radiation injury and sexual dysfunction; rising curiosity in benefit for HBOT Presenting Author: Assoc Prof Susannah Sherlock B33: Text Alert Notifications and Care Process Model Used to Increase Hyperbaric Consultation Rate for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Presenting Author: Marc Robins, DO, MPH |
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| 18:00 | 19:00 | Welcome Reception | Astor Ballroom |
| FRIDAY, JUNE 14 | |||
| 07:00 | 17:30 | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | Coffee/Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | Presidents Breakfast (UHMS BOD current & past presidents only) | St. Ann |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | Lambertsen Keynote: (Mis)Adventures in the Gulf of Mexico: Sean Hardy, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| Session C - Decompression Theory and Mechanisms | |||
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Plenary: Principles of isobaric counter diffusion to prevent DCS: Richard Moon, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | UHMS Exhibits / Break | Astor Ballroom |
| 10:30 | 10:40 | C34: First-in-human imaging of venous gas emboli using a capacitive micromachined transducer toward an underwater wearable ultrasound for personalized decompression: Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 10:40 | 10:50 | C108: Innate Immune Cell Responses from Elevated Pressures and Dissolved Gases using Human Lung-on-a-chip Devices: Abigail Harrell | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 10:50 | 11:00 | C36: Decompression stops at three instead of six meters of sea water could reduce the risk of decompression sickness: Oscar Plogmark, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | Plenary: Executive Summary of the proceedings from the National Academies Workshop on Undersea Medicine Research sponsored by Office of Naval Research "ONR": Sandra Chapman | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | Posters: Session C34 - C39 | Grand Ballroom D |
| C34: First-in-human imaging of venous gas emboli using a capacitive micromachined transducer toward an underwater wearable ultrasound for personalized decompression Presenting Author: Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD C35: Genomic Expression Patterns in Recreational Divers with Type 1 Decompression Sickness Prior to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Presenting Author: Daniel Landry, MD, CCFP, DRCPSC C36: Decompression stops at three instead of six meters of sea water could reduce the risk of decompression sickness Presenting Author: Oscar Plogmark,MD C37: Physiology of Deep Closed-Circuit Rebreather (CCR) mixed gas diving: Gas emboli, Spirometry and Biological changes during a week-long liveaboard safari Presenting Author: Clément Lévêque, PhD C38: Decompression Gas Bubble Dynamics in the Spinal Cord of Live Rats Presenting Author: Jens-Christian Meiners C39: Midpoint assessment: A prospective trial on intra- and inter-subject variability in venous gas emboli and other biomarkers after repeated dives. Presenting Author: Joshua Currens, BS C108: Innate Immune Cell Responses from Elevated Pressures and Dissolved Gases using Human Lung-on-a-chip Devices Presenting Author: Abigail Harrell |
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| 12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (on own) | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | St. Louis | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Safety Committee | Burgundy |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | BNA Luncheon: 12pm-1pm (advance purchase only) | St. Ann |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Publications Committee | Iberville |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | STEM Committee | Bienville |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | UHMJ Editorial Board | St. Louis |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | QUARC Committee | Burgundy |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | BNA Board meeting | St. Ann |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Iberville | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Bienville | |
| Session D - Diving Medicine | |||
| 14:00 | 14:30 | Plenary: Session D: Commercial diving and DMAC: Phil Bryson, MBBS | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:30 | 15:00 | Plenary: Session D: Hyperbaric Medicine in Extreme Environments: Medical Care of the Compressed Air Tunnel Worker: Owen O'Neill, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:00 | 15:10 | D40: Effect of BHB level and Gender on Latency to CNSOT: Bruce J. Derrick, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:10 | 15:20 | D41: No correlation between increases of spleen volume and changes in circulating pro-inflammatory microparticles following fourteen days of apnea and hypoxia exposures: Zac Schlader, PhD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:20 | 15:30 | D42: Dive profiles and DCS rate among seafood harvesters in British Columbia Canada: Sherri Ferguson, MSc | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Plenary: UHM Fellows: Top articles in Undersea Medicine: | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | Plenary: Decadency/Ascendancy of the LSUHSC Hyperbaric Fellowship Program: A history to die for: Keith Van Meter, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | Posters: Session D40 – D57 & D59 | Grand Ballroom D |
| D40: Effect of BHB level and Gender on Latency to CNSOT Presenting Author: Bruce J. Derrick, MD D41: No correlation between increases of spleen volume and changes in circulating pro-inflammatory microparticles following fourteen days of apnea and hypoxia exposures Presenting Author: Zac Schlader, PhD D42: Dive profiles and DCS rate among seafood harvesters in British Columbia Canada Presenting Author: Sherri Ferguson MSc. D43: Metabolic Profiling of R.O.C Navy Divers Under Simulated Diving Training: Implications for Health and Mission Preparedness Presenting Author: Yi-Hao Pan (Master) D44: Arterial/Alveolar pO2 ratio in arterial blood gases of SCUBA divers at depth. Presenting Author: Tommaso Antonio Giacon, MD D45: Cutaneous Decompression Sickness in Cozumel Presenting Author: Montserrat May Araujo MD D46: Thermal perceptions and thermoeffector responses during a progressive cold-water challenge Presenting Author: Blair Johnson, PhD D47: Long-term cardiovascular health in divers: a registry-based study on the use of antihypertensive medication among professional divers in Norway Presenting Author: Tor-Arne Pisani Valen, MD D48: Selection of Pre-Dive Ketone Regimen to Evaluate Impact of Short-Term Ketosis on Latency to CNS O2 Toxicity in Working Divers (KETOX 2) Presenting Author: Kreager Taber, BA D49: New methods for head out water immersion in freely behaving rats to study CNS oxygen toxicity Presenting Author: Courtney Wheelock, PHD D50: Blood Gas Parameters from Conventional and Ketogenic Diet Dives Presenting Author: Bruce J. Derrick, MD D51: Integrated Diaphragmatic Function, Chemosensitivity, and Endurance in Exercising Divers Presenting Author: Taylor L. Yoder D52: Increased fat oxidation after combat diver training Presenting Author: Clara Sjöblom MSc D53: Recovery from pulmonary oxygen toxicity: a new (ESOT) model Presenting Author: Jan Risberg, MD, PhD D54: Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Cases of Decompression Sickness with Delay to Evaluation Presenting Author: Thomas J. Gregory, MD D55: Vital Signs Monitoring of Compressed Air Workers during Hyperbaric Interventions in TBM Presenting Author: Nina Subbotina MD, PhD, Professor of medicine D56: Volatile organic compounds in cellular headspace after hyperbaric oxygen exposure; an in vitro pilot study Presenting Author: Feiko J.M. de Jong, MD D57: Impairment of cognitive task performance during simulated 10 m dive Presenting Author: Tatsufumi Fujii, MA D58: WITHDREW D59: A Retrospective review of diving accidents treated in Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2018 Presenting Author: Richard Fontanez-Aldea, Jack Meintjes, Pedro Arroyo-Ramirez |
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| 19:00 | 22:00 | Awards Banquet | St. Charles Room |
| SATURDAY, JUNE 15 | |||
| 07:00 | 16:00 | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | Coffee / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | ACEP Committee Meeting | St. Louis |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | Davis Keynote: Non-compliant chambers: Individual liability, and a threat to our industry: Francois Burman, Pr Eng, BSc (Eng), MSc | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Plenary: Randomized controlled blinded trial design & conduct: Challenges-pitfalls-solutions: Dick Clarke, CHT-Admin | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Break / Exhibits | Astor Ballroom |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Plenary: Shortage of 24/7 Facilities: Jim Chimiak, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | Plenary: Mass CO poisoning: Geness Koumandakis, CHT | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 11:15 | 12:15 | Plenary: DCI treatment debate: Shorter oxygen exposures vs US Navy treatment tables: Pablo Medina, MD (Pros) & US Navy Treatment Tables are the Gold Standard for Treatment of Decompression Illness: Richard Moon, MD (Cons) | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 12:15 | 13:00 | Plenary: Tech's going off the reservation: Upholding the CHT Code of Conduct: Dick Clarke, CHT-Admin |
Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (on own) | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | UHMS Associate Luncheon: 1pm-2pm (advance purchase only) | St. Ann |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Burgundy | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | REDCap Committee | Iberville |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | UHMS Accreditation Council | Bienville |
| Session E - HBO2 Operations, Chambers and Equipment | |||
| 14:00 | 14:30 | Plenary: Session E: Monoplace hyperbaric chamber, equipment for treating critically ill patients: Lin Weaver, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:30 | 14:40 | E60: Improving Simulation Medical Education of Providers in Hyperbaric Medicine: A Survey Study: Krisos Spyratos, DO | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:40 | 14:50 | E61-62: Continuous blood glucose monitor performance in a 100% hyperbaric oxygen environment & Continuous blood glucose monitors and safety in the hyperbaric environment: Enoch Huang, MD & Jacquline Hocking, CHT | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 14:50 | 15:00 | E63: 3D Printed IV Pass Through for Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers: Jeffrey Cooper, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Posters: Session E60-E65, E68, E70-E72; F73-F74; F76-F83 | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| E60: Improving Simulation Medical Education of Providers in Hyperbaric Medicine: A Survey Study Presenting Author: Krisos Spyratos DO E61: Continuous blood glucose monitor performance in a 100% hyperbaric oxygen environment Presenting Author: Enoch Huang, MD E62: Continuous blood glucose monitors and safety in the hyperbaric environment Presenting Author: Jacquline Hocking, CHT E63: 3D Printed IV Pass Through for Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers Presenting Author: Erin Etoll-Jones, MD; Jeffrey Cooper, MD E64: Delivering Hyperbaric Oxygen in the COVID-19 Era: The effect of eliminating air breaks on incidence of oxygen toxicity seizure Presenting Author: Abigail Winn MD E65: Results of a Campaign to Improve the Knowledge of Referring Providers Related to the Benefits of HBO2 Therapy on Late Radiation Tissue Injury Presenting Author: William Tettelbach, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM , MAPWCA, CWSP E66: Pseudoephedrine prophylaxis does not prevent middle ear barotrauma in hyperbaric oxygen therapy Presenting Author: Kinjal Sethuraman MD MPH E67: B. Braun Space System Testing in a Hyperbaric Chamber Presenting Author: Gregory A. Fulmer, BTPS, RRT, CHT E68: Investigation of hyperbaric treatment facilities in Canada Presenting Author: Dr. Kenneth M. LeDez and Dr. Geoff Zbitnew E69: WITHDREW E70: POCUS in the Multiplace Chamber Presenting Author: Christian Repollet Otero E71: How to Survive a Medicare TPE: The UCSD and UCLA Experience Presenting Author: Patricia Land, CHT, EMT-B E72: Operational and patient characteristics of a new, hospital-based hyperbaric facility Presenting Author: Troy Madsen, MD |
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| F73: Analysis of Diver Fatalities in San Diego: Insights from the SDDDRC Presenting Author: Benito Pascua F74: Significant cardiac and thrombotic effects of severe carbon monoxide poisoning: a case series Presenting Author: Margot Samson, MD F76: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Of Hydrogen Peroxide Enema Induced Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Venous Gas Embolism Presenting Author: Shane Day, DO, MPH, MS, CPE F77: Hyperbaric oxygen and fluorescence microangiography in the coordinated management of breast radiation injury Presenting Author: Margot Samson, MD F78: A Case Series of 5 Patients with pneumothorax successfully treated with HBO without tube thoracostomy Presenting Author: Abigail Winn MD F79: Cold Urticaria Preventing Clearance For Scientific Diving Presenting Author: Dan Popa, MD PhD F80: A mysterious CAGE and the man inside Presenting Author: Natalie Ouellette BSc MD F81: Respiratory Decompensation during Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis Presenting Author: Christopher Allen, MD F82: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Mitigate Anoxic Brain Injury Post Cardiopulmonary Arrest Presenting Author: Alicia Van Doren MD MPH F83: Position change during hyperbaric oxygen therapy for arterial gas embolism Presenting Author: Naoto Jingami, MD, PhD |
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| 15:30 | 16:00 | Break | Astor Ballroom |
| Session F - Top Case Reports | |||
| 16:00 | 16:10 | F73: Analysis of Diver Fatalities in San Diego: Insights from the SDDDRC: Benito Pascua, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:10 | 16:20 | F74: Significant cardiac and thrombotic effects of severe carbon monoxide poisoning: a case series: Margot Samson, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:20 | 16:30 | F75: Sickle cell disease related SSNHL: A novel HBO indication? Natalie Ouellette, BSc, MD | Grand Ballroom ABC |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | Posters: Session F84 - F107 & F109 | Grand Ballroom D |
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F84: Hyperbaric Therapy for a Hypertensive Pathology: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a Case of Martorell's Hypertensive Ulcer F87: Importance of 4-D CT for Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism in Calciphylaxis F93: Improved musculoskeletal pain and range of motion following hyperbaric oxygen treatment for delayed radiation soft tissue injury in two breast cancer patients |
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| Enjoy your last night in New Orleans | |||