2025
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics
Linsky A, Canter B, Glickman M, Qian S, Ryan S, Still M, Fried T, Wiener R. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2515980. PMID: 40522660, PMCID: PMC12171934, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.15980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningGoals-of-care conversationsHealth care deliveryCare planningCare deliveryRetrospective cohort studyUS Veterans Health Administration facilitiesImprove advance care planningVeterans Health Administration clinicsVeterans Health Administration facilitiesGoals-of-careFacility-level characteristicsCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care systemYear 3First-everCohort study of patientsRetrospective cohort study of patientsFacility levelStaffing shortagesCare systemOutpatient appointmentsMain OutcomesAdministration facilitiesSecondary analysis
2024
Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Leeds I, Park L, Akgun K, Weintrob A, Justice A, King J. Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2024, 280: 241-247. PMID: 38323413, PMCID: PMC11236522, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased 90-day mortalitySARS-CoV-2 infectionDays of infectionPostoperative outcomesSARS-CoV-2Increased post-operative mortalityPositive testRetrospective cohort of patientsUS Veterans Health Administration facilitiesVeterans Health Administration facilitiesPost-operative mortalityMultivariate modelTime of surgeryAdverse surgical outcomesCohort of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelSurgical procedure groupsSARS-CoV-2 positive testDeferred surgeryPrimary endpointSurgery intervalSurgical outcomesSurgical cohortUninfected patientsASA 4
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