2022
Three-Month Symptom Profiles Among Symptomatic Adults With Positive and Negative Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tests: A Prospective Cohort Study From the INSPIRE Group
Spatz E, Gottlieb M, Wisk L, Anderson J, Chang A, Gentile N, Hill M, Huebinger R, Idris A, Kinsman J, Koo K, Li S, McDonald S, Plumb I, Rodriguez R, Saydah S, Slovis B, Stephens K, Unger E, Wang R, Yu H, Hota B, Elmore J, Weinstein R, Venkatesh A. Three-Month Symptom Profiles Among Symptomatic Adults With Positive and Negative Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tests: A Prospective Cohort Study From the INSPIRE Group. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: 1559-1566. PMID: 36573005, PMCID: PMC11361781, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 symptomsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infectious syndromesProspective cohort studyCohort studyCOVID groupAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 test resultsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionEar/nose/throatSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testsCoronavirus 2 infectionLong-term symptomsNose/throatLong COVIDSymptomatic adultsMean ageActive symptomsSymptom profilesDrug AdministrationSociodemographic characteristicsSymptomsInfectionMonthsLeading Causes of Death Among Adults Aged 25 to 44 Years by Race and Ethnicity in Texas During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to December 2020
Faust JS, Chen AJ, Tiako M, Du C, Li SX, Krumholz HM, Barnett ML. Leading Causes of Death Among Adults Aged 25 to 44 Years by Race and Ethnicity in Texas During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to December 2020. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 87-90. PMID: 34807250, PMCID: PMC8609460, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6734.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delay
Kemmler CB, Sangal RB, Rothenberg C, Li SX, Shofer FS, Abella BS, Venkatesh AK, Foster SD. Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delay. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 46: 63-69. PMID: 33735698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond dose administrationEmergency departmentDose administrationRisk factorsEmergency Severity IndexHospital mortalityFirst doseSecond doseED boardingAntibiotic dosesEnd-stage renal diseaseExtremes of weightHigh acuity presentationsRetrospective cohort studyStage renal diseaseWorse clinical outcomesSerious bacterial infectionsOdds of delayEarly hospital courseSingle healthcare systemAntibiotic redosingDosing intervalHospital courseCohort studyInpatient mortalitySuicide Deaths During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Advisory in Massachusetts, March to May 2020
Faust JS, Shah SB, Du C, Li SX, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Suicide Deaths During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Advisory in Massachusetts, March to May 2020. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2034273. PMID: 33475750, PMCID: PMC7821026, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Enhancing the prediction of acute kidney injury risk after percutaneous coronary intervention using machine learning techniques: A retrospective cohort study
Huang C, Murugiah K, Mahajan S, Li SX, Dhruva SS, Haimovich JS, Wang Y, Schulz WL, Testani JM, Wilson FP, Mena CI, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM. Enhancing the prediction of acute kidney injury risk after percutaneous coronary intervention using machine learning techniques: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002703. PMID: 30481186, PMCID: PMC6258473, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedClinical Decision-MakingData MiningDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProtective FactorsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryRisk prediction modelAKI eventsAKI riskCoronary interventionAKI modelMean ageCardiology-National Cardiovascular Data RegistryAcute kidney injury riskAKI risk predictionRetrospective cohort studyIdentification of patientsCandidate variablesAvailable candidate variablesCohort studyPCI proceduresPoint of careBrier scoreAmerican CollegeData registryPatientsCalibration slopeInjury riskSame cohort
2016
Treatment for Multiple Acute Cardiopulmonary Conditions in Older Adults Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or Heart Failure
Dharmarajan K, Strait KM, Tinetti ME, Lagu T, Lindenauer PK, Lynn J, Krukas MR, Ernst FR, Li SX, Krumholz HM. Treatment for Multiple Acute Cardiopulmonary Conditions in Older Adults Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 1574-1582. PMID: 27448329, PMCID: PMC4988873, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCardiotonic AgentsCohort StudiesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiureticsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMalePneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesVasodilator AgentsConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute cardiopulmonary conditionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseHeart failureCardiopulmonary conditionsOlder adultsPulmonary diseasePremier Research DatabaseEpisodes of pneumoniaRetrospective cohort studyReal-world treatmentHF hospitalizationCohort studyHospital daysPneumonia hospitalizationsCOPD hospitalizationsClinical syndromeAcute conditionsPneumoniaDiagnostic uncertaintyResearch DatabaseHospitalizationDiagnostic categoriesU.S. hospitalsAdults
2015
Intravenous Fluids in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Li SX, Mody P, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Horwitz LI, Testani JM, Krumholz HM. Intravenous Fluids in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 127-133. PMID: 25660836, PMCID: PMC4438991, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleFluid TherapyHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansInfusions, IntravenousIntensive Care UnitsIntubation, IntratrachealIsotonic SolutionsMaleMiddle AgedRenal Replacement TherapyRetrospective StudiesRinger's SolutionSaline Solution, HypertonicSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureHeart failureIntravenous fluidsRetrospective cohort studyCritical care admissionRenal replacement therapyDays of hospitalizationProportion of hospitalizationsHalf-normal salineWarrants further investigationOnly diureticsCare admissionHospital deathHospital outcomesCohort studyLoop diureticsPatient groupReplacement therapyWorse outcomesNormal salineInpatient careMedian volumePatientsHospitalization