2016
Association between days to complete inpatient discharge summaries with all‐payer hospital readmissions in Maryland
Hoyer EH, Odonkor CA, Bhatia SN, Leung C, Deutschendorf A, Brotman DJ. Association between days to complete inpatient discharge summaries with all‐payer hospital readmissions in Maryland. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2016, 11: 393-400. PMID: 26913814, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMarylandMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsConceptsHospital discharge summariesHospital readmissionDischarge summariesReadmission ratesOdds ratioMultivariable logistic regression modelLarge urban academic hospitalOdds of readmissionRetrospective cohort studyCause hospital readmissionPrimary exposure variableUrban academic hospitalLength of stayInpatient discharge summariesAcute care hospitalsDischarge summary completionLogistic regression modelsComorbidity indexCause readmissionCohort studyCare hospitalTotal readmissionsIllness severityPatient outcomesAcademic hospital
2013
New Utility for an Old Tool
Odonkor CA, Schonberger RB, Dai F, Shelley KH, Silverman DG, Barash PG. New Utility for an Old Tool. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2013, 92: 849-863. PMID: 24051992, PMCID: PMC3850792, DOI: 10.1097/phm.0b013e3182a51ac5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective ambulatory surgeryUnplanned admissionsAmbulatory surgeryGait speedOdds ratioPrimary outcomeDischarge readinessProspective observational cohort studyMultivariable logistic regression modelSeparate multivariable logistic regression modelsEarly home dischargeHome discharge timePreoperative gait speedObservational cohort studyTotal anesthesia timeAdjusted odds ratioGait speed testingLogistic regression modelsCohort studyHome dischargeCardiac surgeryAnesthesia timeHeart rateSurgeryAdmission