2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of trauma
2015
2014 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiovascular Endpoint Events in Clinical Trials A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Cardiovascular Endpoints Data Standards)
Hicks K, Tcheng J, Bozkurt B, Chaitman B, Cutlip D, Farb A, Fonarow G, Jacobs J, Jaff M, Lichtman J, Limacher M, Mahaffey K, Mehran R, Nissen S, Smith E, Targum S. 2014 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiovascular Endpoint Events in Clinical Trials A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Cardiovascular Endpoints Data Standards). Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2015, 22: 1041-1144. PMID: 26204990, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0209-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationCardiologyCardiovascular DiseasesClinical Trials as TopicCommon Data ElementsConfidentialityDatabases, FactualEndpoint DeterminationHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHumansQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsResearch DesignSocieties, MedicalTerminology as TopicTranslational Research, BiomedicalTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2011
Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Wang Y, Watanabe E, Leifheit-Limson E, Goldstein LB. Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers. Neurology 2011, 76: 1976-1982. PMID: 21543736, PMCID: PMC3109877, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821e54f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary stroke centerRisk-standardized mortalityJoint CommissionPSC hospitalsIschemic strokeReadmission ratesStroke centersService Medicare beneficiariesHospital referral regionsIschemic stroke dischargesPSC certificationPatient demographicsComorbid conditionsStudy cohortMortality outcomesNational averagePrimary diagnosisReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHierarchical linear regression modelsHospitalStroke dischargesLinear regression modelsLower ratesStroke
2010
Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Bernheim SM, Phipps MS, Bhat KR, Savage SV, Goldstein LB. Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2525-2533. PMID: 20930150, PMCID: PMC3021413, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.599159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansModels, StatisticalPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsStrokeConceptsReadmission ratesOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsReadmission performanceEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsRisk-adjusted readmission ratesHospital readmission performancePredictors of readmissionPatient-level factorsHospital readmission ratesQuality of careSystem-level factorsComposite outcomeHospital readmissionMedicine ReviewsReadmission riskStroke hospitalizationsCare factorsPatient riskMultivariable modelInclusion criteriaReadmissionStroke definitionsEligible publicationsRisk scoreHospital level
2009
Hospital Arrival Time and Intravenous t-PA Use in US Academic Medical Centers, 2001–2004
Lichtman JH, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Jones SB, Dostal J, Goldstein LB. Hospital Arrival Time and Intravenous t-PA Use in US Academic Medical Centers, 2001–2004. Stroke 2009, 40: 3845-3850. PMID: 19797697, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.562660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain IschemiaEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInjections, IntravenousIntracranial ThrombosisMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Health CareSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTransportation of PatientsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsIschemic stroke patientsSymptom onsetT-PA useStroke patientsHospital arrivalIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorConsecutive ischemic stroke patientsEarly hospital arrivalPercentage of patientsUS academic centersHospital arrival timeRisk-adjusted analysisMultivariate logistic regressionCare-seeking behaviorAcademic medical centerTissue-type plasminogen activatorClinical characteristicsSevere strokePatient characteristicsBlack patientsEmergency departmentMedical recordsHospital careMedical CenterLower odds
2008
Depression and Coronary Heart Disease
Lichtman JH, Bigger JT, Blumenthal JA, Frasure-Smith N, Kaufmann PG, Lespérance F, Mark DB, Sheps DS, Taylor CB, Froelicher ES. Depression and Coronary Heart Disease. Circulation 2008, 118: 1768-1775. PMID: 18824640, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.190769.Peer-Reviewed Original Research