2016
Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*
DeZern AE, Zeidan AM, Barnard J, Hand W, Al Ali N, Brown F, Zimmerman C, Roboz GJ, Garcia-Manero G, Steensma DP, Komrokji RS, Sekeres MA. Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016, 58: 1325-1331. PMID: 27774847, PMCID: PMC5394924, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1246726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalFemale patientsMDS Clinical Research ConsortiumLonger median OSFirst-line therapyClinical Research ConsortiumMedian OSBetter OSPatient sexCytidine deaminase activityPatientsResponse rateDifferential response ratesSignificant differencesSexResearch ConsortiumDeaminase activityDifferential responseBiological reasonsSyndromeTherapyDecitabineDifferencesIntensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database
Fletcher SA, Cronin AM, Zeidan AM, Odejide OO, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Intensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database. Cancer 2016, 122: 1209-1215. PMID: 26914833, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCritical IllnessDatabases, FactualFemaleHospice CareHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisMyelodysplastic SyndromesOdds RatioPatient Care TeamQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeDays of lifeHospice enrollmentLife careEnd Results-Medicare databaseIntensive care unit admissionEOL quality measuresIntensity of endIntensity of EOLCare unit admissionTransfusion-dependent patientsLarge national databaseUnit admissionPalliative needsNonwhite patientsRed blood cellsMDS patientsPlatelet transfusionsHospice useEOL careHospice modelMultivariable modelLower oddsPatientsPopulation ages
2015
Eliminating Health Care Disparities With Mandatory Clinical Decision Support
Lau BD, Haider AH, Streiff MB, Lehmann CU, Kraus PS, Hobson DB, Kraenzlin FS, Zeidan AM, Pronovost PJ, Haut ER. Eliminating Health Care Disparities With Mandatory Clinical Decision Support. Medical Care 2015, 53: 18-24. PMID: 25373403, PMCID: PMC4262632, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement interventionsHealth care disparitiesVTE prophylaxis prescriptionProphylaxis prescriptionCare disparitiesImprovement interventionsCCDS toolsVTE prophylaxisWhite patientsRisk factorsVenous thromboembolism risk factorsClinical servicesComputerized clinical decision support toolRacial disparitiesHospitalized medical patientsRisk-appropriate prophylaxisVTE prophylaxis regimenAdult trauma patientsRetrospective cohort studyVTE risk factorsProportion of patientsThromboembolism risk factorsClinical decision support toolCompletion of checklistsPharmacological prophylaxis