2021
Influenza Antiviral Treatment and Length of Stay
Campbell AP, Tokars JI, Reynolds S, Garg S, Kirley PD, Miller L, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Monroe M, Kim S, Lynfield R, Smelser C, Muse AT, Felsen C, Billing LM, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Fry AM. Influenza Antiviral Treatment and Length of Stay. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050417. PMID: 34470815, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaAntiviral treatmentMedical conditionsHospitalized patientsIllness onsetHigh-risk medical conditionsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkKaplan-Meier survival analysisEarly antiviral treatmentEmpiric antiviral treatmentInfluenza antiviral treatmentLength of stayHospital lengthICU cohortMedian LOSSymptom onsetShorter hospitalizationPrevention recommendationsTime-dependent variablesCox modelAntiviral agentsSurvival analysisCohortDisease controlInfluenza
2020
A prospective multicenter study of laser ablation for drug resistant epilepsy – One year outcomes
Landazuri P, Shih J, Leuthardt E, Ben-Haim S, Neimat J, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Chiang V, Spencer D, Sun D, Fecci P, Baumgartner J. A prospective multicenter study of laser ablation for drug resistant epilepsy – One year outcomes. Epilepsy Research 2020, 167: 106473. PMID: 33045664, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLaser interstitial thermal therapySeizure outcomeLife scoresPotential clinical characteristicsMulti-center registryDrug-resistant epilepsyProspective multicenter studyEffective treatment optionTemporal lobe epilepsyFocal cortical dysplasiaSocial functioning scoresInterstitial thermal therapyEngel IPain scoresAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsSeizure worryEpilepsy typeResistant epilepsySurgical treatmentShorter hospitalizationCortical dysplasiaHypothalamic hamartomaLobe epilepsy
2016
Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lederle FA, Stroupe KT, Kyriakides TC, Ge L, Freischlag JA. Long-term Cost-effectiveness in the Veterans Affairs Open vs Endovascular Repair Study of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 1139-1144. PMID: 27627802, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmOpen repair groupEndovascular repairHealth care costsClinical trialsEndovascular groupRepair groupTotal mean health care costsCare costsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMean health care costsEndovascular repair proceduresInitial endovascular repairAortic abdominal aneurysmQuality of lifeHealth care servicesElective repairClinical outcomesInitial repairShorter hospitalizationAbdominal aneurysmSecondary proceduresAortic aneurysmMAIN OUTCOMEMedical Center
2012
Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era
Fox JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 16: 2112-2119. PMID: 22948842, PMCID: PMC3670114, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2018-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopy rateLaparoscopic colectomyShorter hospitalizationColon resectionHospital mortalityPostoperative morbidityLow postoperative morbidity rateHigher laparoscopy ratePostoperative morbidity rateRisk-standardized outcomesLow postoperative morbidityShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleShort-term outcomesHigher procedure volumeHospital stayComparable morbidityRandomized trialsMorbidity rateInvasive eraInpatient SampleOutcomes AssociatedColectomyMortality rateProcedure volume
1999
A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusions
Putnam J, Light R, Rodriguez R, Ponn R, Olak J, Pollak J, Lee R, Payne D, Graeber G, Kovitz K. A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusions. Cancer 1999, 86: 1992-1999. PMID: 10570423, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991115)86:10<1992::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural effusionPleural catheterDoxycycline pleurodesisPleural effusionIndwelling catheterLate recurrenceTube thoracostomyRecurrent symptomatic malignant pleural effusionsSymptomatic malignant pleural effusionIndwelling pleural catheterMedian hospitalization timeManagement of patientsRelief of dyspneaTreatment of patientsMulti-institutional studyQuality of lifeCatheter groupSpontaneous pleurodesisDoxycycline groupSymptomatic improvementHospitalization timeRandomized comparisonShorter hospitalizationOutpatient basisSuccessful treatment
1989
Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital
Conwell Y, Nelson JC, Kim K, Mazure CM. Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1989, 37: 35-41. PMID: 2909603, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb01566.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly psychiatric patientsPsychiatric patientsGeneral hospital psychiatric settingLength of stayAcute inpatient settingsDiagnosis of dementiaInpatient psychiatry unitTerms of demographicsHospital courseElderly patientsClinical profileCommon diagnosisDepressive illnessShorter hospitalizationPatient populationPrimary diagnosisGeneral HospitalInpatient settingOutcome measuresPsychiatric unitPatientsPsychiatric settingsPsychiatry unitFavorable responseMental illness
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