2018
Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Bhama J, Alvarez P. Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 107: 527-532. PMID: 30316859, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Orhurhu V, Ibrahim W, Kumar K, Alliu S, Nas H, Levine D, Weinberger J. Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 831-837. PMID: 28689752, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient mortalityFemale patientsGovernment hospitalsHospitalization outcomesHospital ownershipSignificant differencesCharge of hospitalizationRoutine home dischargeHeart failure hospitalizationMean lengthNational Inpatient SampleCost of hospitalizationHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationHome dischargeHospital dischargeMale patientsInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisProfit hospitalsHospitalizationMedian costMedian chargeMortality rateHospital