2023
Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients
Vaca F, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski K, Field C, D’Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314848. PMID: 37219901, PMCID: PMC10208138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupNumber of bingesEmergency department patientsStandard careED patientsCare groupBrief interventionDepartment patientsAlcohol screeningDisease burdenUnhealthy drinkingDigital health toolsLevel II trauma centerHealth toolsParticipants 25 yearsAlcohol-related health disparitiesTertiary care centerAdverse health behaviorsUnhealthy alcohol useHigh disease burdenAlcohol use disorderTimeline followback methodEmergency medical careSelf-reported numberHigh-risk drinking
2022
Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Ahmad T, Desai NR, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Dhar R, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Allen L, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP. Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 905-912. PMID: 35947362, PMCID: PMC9366654, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupElectronic health recordsHeart failureAlert groupMedian agePrimary outcomeFemale patientsTerminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsYale New Haven Health SystemPro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsMedian NT-proBNP levelLeft ventricular ejection fractionLarge tertiary care centerHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failure medicationsNatriuretic peptide levelsNT-proBNP levelsHealth recordsHours of admissionTertiary care centerVentricular ejection fractionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitEthnicity groupsSmall community hospital
2009
Changing Referral Trends of Acute Pancreatitis in Children: A 12‐year Single‐center Analysis
Park A, Latif SU, Shah AU, Tian J, Werlin S, Hsiao A, Pashankar D, Bhandari V, Nagar A, Husain SZ. Changing Referral Trends of Acute Pancreatitis in Children: A 12‐year Single‐center Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2009, 49: 316-322. PMID: 19503003, PMCID: PMC3034387, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31818d7db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary care centerBody mass indexCases of pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisCare centerInclusion criteriaSingle tertiary care centerAcute pancreatitis casesPainful inflammatory disordersPediatric emergency departmentICD-9 codesPediatric pancreatitisPancreatitis casesCommon etiologyMass indexPediatric populationBiliary diseaseRecurrence rateRetrospective studyEmergency departmentInflammatory disordersMean agePediatric studiesReferral trendsPancreatitis