2022
Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Biologic Therapy for Crohn’s Disease: A CA-IBD Cohort Study
Singh S, Kim J, Luo J, Paul P, Rudrapatna V, Park S, Zheng K, Syal G, Ha C, Fleshner P, McGovern D, Sauk J, Limketkai B, Dulai P, Boland B, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Melmed G, Mahadevan U, Sandborn W, Ohno-Machado L. Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Biologic Therapy for Crohn’s Disease: A CA-IBD Cohort Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2022, 21: 2359-2369.e5. PMID: 36343846, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNF-α antagonistsRisk of hospitalizationUstekinumab-treated patientsCrohn's diseaseSerious infectionsLower riskMulticenter cohortInflammatory bowel disease-related surgeryTumor necrosis factor α antagonistsNecrosis factor α antagonistsDisease-related surgeryHigher comorbidity burdenVedolizumab-treated patientsNew biologic agentsPropensity-score matchingComorbidity burdenCause hospitalizationAdult patientsBiologic therapyCohort studyPrior hospitalizationBiologic agentsΑ antagonistsBiologic classesComparative safety
2018
Annual Burden and Costs of Hospitalization for High-Need, High-Cost Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
Nguyen NH, Khera R, Ohno-Machado L, Sandborn WJ, Singh S. Annual Burden and Costs of Hospitalization for High-Need, High-Cost Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018, 16: 1284-1292.e30. PMID: 29474966, PMCID: PMC6056327, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional gastrointestinal disordersChronic liver diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseHigh-cost patientsCost of hospitalizationGastrointestinal hemorrhageLiver diseasePancreatic diseaseChronic gastrointestinalHospitalization costsAnnual burdenNationwide Readmissions Database 2013Medicare/Medicaid insuranceHigher comorbidity burdenInfection-related hospitalizationNationwide database analysisMultivariate logistic regressionDays/monthLarge rural hospitalPopulation health managementLow-income statusCardiopulmonary causesComorbidity burdenIndex hospitalizationHigh-value care