2025
Trends and Key Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Differences in Life’s Essential 8 Scores
Yang H, Huang C, Sawano M, Herrin J, Faridi K, Li Z, Spatz E, Krumholz H, Lu Y. Trends and Key Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Differences in Life’s Essential 8 Scores. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2516663. PMID: 40531529, PMCID: PMC12177675, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife's Essential 8 scoreLife's Essential 8Cross-sectional studyWhite differencesEthnic differencesNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveySleep health scoreNutrition Examination SurveyGroup-specific interventionsPrimary positive factorPhysical activityExamination SurveyHealth scoresBlack adultsWhite adultsMain OutcomesAsian adultsOverall scoreEvaluate trendsNicotine exposureEssential 8Blood lipidsAdultsEthnic groupsIncidence, Prevalence, and Trends in Mortality and Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation: 2013 to 2019
Rogovoy N, Kearing S, Zhou W, Freeman J, Piccini J, Al-Khatib S, Zeitler E. Incidence, Prevalence, and Trends in Mortality and Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation: 2013 to 2019. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2025, 18: e011365. PMID: 40184151, PMCID: PMC12092179, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare beneficiariesIncident AFFemale beneficiariesAge- and sex-adjusted mortalityIncident cohortAtrial fibrillationAF incidenceSex-adjusted mortalityAssociated with increased risk of strokeAssociated with increased riskPrevalence of AFAssociated with mortalityRisk of strokeWhite beneficiariesDemographic subgroupsMortality riskAF prevalenceRate of strokeMedicareEvaluate trendsBeneficiariesUrban dwellingRisk factorsStudy cohortAge groups
2024
Albumin for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Care Variation, Disparities, and Outcomes.
Serper M, Pulaski M, Zhang S, Taddei T, Kaplan D, Mahmud N. Albumin for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Care Variation, Disparities, and Outcomes. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39530516, PMCID: PMC12066798, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with useVeterans Health AdministrationMitigate healthcare disparitiesAlbumin useAssociated with lower in-hospital mortalityLower In-Hospital MortalityCare variationHealthcare disparitiesNephrology consultationRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationIn-Hospital MortalityCohort studyVeteransEvaluate trendsCTP class BLiver disease sodiumSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisAKI stage 1ConsultationSBPCTP-ADisparitiesIntravenous albuminBacterial peritonitisTrends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer
Jain S, Long J, Rao V, Law A, Walkey A, Prsic E, Lindenauer P, Krumholz H, Gross C. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3840-3848. PMID: 39090970, PMCID: PMC11637920, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life hospitalizationsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeIntensity of careIn-Hospital DeathOlder adultsIntensive care unitAdvanced cancerRisk-adjusted hospitalEvaluate trendsIncreased intensity of careIntensive care unit useSEER-Medicare dataIntensive care unit careMultinomial regression modelsYear of diagnosisIntensive careHospital categoryMedicare beneficiariesSEER-MedicareHospitalization ratesCareCancer characteristicsNoninvasive ventilationHospitalImpact of medicaid expansion on cervical cancer screening: A state-specific difference in difference analysis
Bergstein A, Huang Y, Hershman D, Xu X, Wright J. Impact of medicaid expansion on cervical cancer screening: A state-specific difference in difference analysis. Gynecologic Oncology 2024, 189: 49-55. PMID: 39013240, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningBaseline screening ratesNon-expansion statesCancer screeningMedicaid expansion statesScreening ratesExpansion statesMedicaid expansionBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemImpact of Medicaid expansionPre-expansion periodPost-expansion periodAffordable Care ActEffect of Medicaid expansionOutcome measuresCare ActMedicaid coverageHousehold incomeEvaluate trendsSurveillance systemMedicaidDiD analysisState-specific differencesFemale respondentsTrends in the Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2019-2023
Savitz S, Stevens M, Nath B, D’Onofrio G, Melnick E, Jeffery M. Trends in the Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2019-2023. Mayo Clinic Proceedings Innovations Quality & Outcomes 2024, 8: 308-320. PMID: 38841599, PMCID: PMC11152959, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2024.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderTreat alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disorderX-waiverMedicare Advantage enrolleesTreat opioid use disorderRate ratiosEvaluate trendsPrescribing of buprenorphineOptumLabs Data WarehouseDaily doseCommercial enrolleesCoronavirus diseasePrescription fillsBuprenorphineDays supplyBuprenorphine prescribingFilling patternBuprenorphine accessImprove buprenorphine accessStudy periodResponse to coronavirus diseasePrescriber typePrescribingInfection and Sepsis Trends during United States' Delivery Hospitalizations from 2000 to 2020
Liu L, Friedman A, Goffman D, Nathan L, Sheen J, Reddy U, D'Alton M, Wen T. Infection and Sepsis Trends during United States' Delivery Hospitalizations from 2000 to 2020. American Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 41: 1767-1778. PMID: 38408480, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1780538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic health conditionsChronic condition diagnosesSevere maternal morbidityDelivery hospitalizationsHealth conditionsAdverse obstetric outcomesMaternal morbidityWound infectionAssociated with chronic health conditionsInfection diagnosisStudy periodObstetric outcomesEvaluate trendsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsMeasures of associationNational Inpatient SampleChronic conditionsHospital characteristicsAcute renal failureHospitalization of patientsPresence of sepsisOdds ratioCondition diagnosisInpatient Sample
2023
Nonsurgical management of early-stage endometrial cancer due to obesity: a survey of the practice patterns of current Society of Gynecologic Oncology members
Kailasam A, Cucinella G, Fought A, Cliby W, Mariani A, Glaser G, Langstraat C. Nonsurgical management of early-stage endometrial cancer due to obesity: a survey of the practice patterns of current Society of Gynecologic Oncology members. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2023, 50: 101280. PMID: 37927533, PMCID: PMC10623145, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociety of Gynecologic OncologyClass 3 obesityManagement of endometrial cancerPractice typePractice patternsEndometrial cancerNonsurgical managementGynecologic oncologistsBMI cutoffsManagement of early-stage endometrial cancerClass 3 obese patientsEarly-stage endometrial cancerGeographic regionsPhysicians' opinionsProgesterone intrauterine deviceComplex atypical hyperplasiaComplex patientsFisher's exact testEvaluate trendsLack of consensusOnline surveyObesityAtypical hyperplasiaIntrauterine deviceNonsurgical approach
2021
Trends in US pediatric mental health clinical trials: An analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov from 2007–2018
Wortzel J, Turner B, Weeks B, Fragassi C, Ramos V, Truong T, Li D, Sahak O, O’Connor T. Trends in US pediatric mental health clinical trials: An analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov from 2007–2018. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248898. PMID: 33793587, PMCID: PMC8016324, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health trialsDisorder categoriesMental health disordersMental health researchClinical trialsHealth trialsFunding sourcesNeurodevelopmental disordersHealth disordersClinical researchDisordersUS clinical trialsProportion of disordersDouble BlindHealth researchEpidemiological burdenTRIAL REGISTRATIONEvaluate trendsTrial design
2012
Data-Driven Interdisciplinary Interventions to Improve Inpatient Pain Management
Reich D, Porter C, Levin M, Lin H, Patel K, Fallar R, Serban S, Chai E, Nash I, Vezina M, Silverstein J. Data-Driven Interdisciplinary Interventions to Improve Inpatient Pain Management. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2012, 28: 187-195. PMID: 22942123, DOI: 10.1177/1062860612457425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumerical rating scaleMaximum numerical rating scalePain managementLikelihood of hospital dischargePain numerical rating scaleInpatient pain managementImplement interventionsInterdisciplinary interventionPain satisfactionDiagnostic codesTargeted interventionsAdmitting departmentPatient satisfactionSatisfaction dataHospital dischargeStaff effortMeeting goalsEvaluate trendsFemale sexPsychoactive medicationsInterventionYounger ageRating ScaleSatisfactionPainTrends and variations in utilization of nephron-sparing procedures for stage I kidney cancer in the United States
Small A, Tsao C, Moshier E, Gartrell B, Wisnivesky J, Godbold J, Sonpavde G, Palese M, Hall S, Oh W, Galsky M. Trends and variations in utilization of nephron-sparing procedures for stage I kidney cancer in the United States. World Journal Of Urology 2012, 31: 1211-1217. PMID: 22622394, PMCID: PMC4744479, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0873-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I kidney cancerNephron-sparing approachPrevalence ratiosRadical nephrectomyLack of health insurancePrevalence of NSEstimate prevalence ratiosLog-binomial regressionCases of kidney cancerPatient-level dataMethodsThe National Cancer DatabaseSocioeconomic differencesPotential disparitiesInsurance statusHispanic ethnicityNephron-sparing proceduresNational Cancer DatabaseLow-incomeSocioeconomic factorsHealth insuranceType of surgerySocioeconomic characteristicsUnited StatesBlack raceEvaluate trends
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