2024
Effectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort study
Neto F, Hitchings M, Amin A, de França G, Lind M, Torres M, Tsuha D, de Oliveira R, Cummings D, Dean N, Andrews J, Ko A, Croda J, Ranzani O. Effectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 34: 100755. PMID: 38737773, PMCID: PMC11087726, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere COVID-19Cohort ACohort B.Cohort BTwo-doseMRNA vaccinesPrimary outcomeBooster dose effectivenessCOVID-19 outcomesPopulation-based cohort studyDose of COVID-19 vaccinePopulation-based cohortPopulation-based cohort of individualsCOVID-19 vaccine dosesSevere COVID-19 outcomesFollow-upCohort studyMRNA-basedVaccine doseCohort of individualsVaccine effectivenessVaccine combinationsDoseLower hazardCohort
2019
Ventilator-associated events, not ventilator-associated pneumonia, is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients.
Meagher A, Lind M, Senekjian L, Iwuchukwu C, Lynch J, Cuschieri J, Robinson B. Ventilator-associated events, not ventilator-associated pneumonia, is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 307-314. PMID: 30939576, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaVentilator-associated eventsVentilator-free daysTrauma patientsLength of stayMechanical ventilationOccurrence of ventilator-associated eventsAssociated with high mortalityIntensive care unit lengthDays of MVIdentification of modifiable risk factorsHospital length of stayRetrospective cohort studyDefinition of ventilator-associated pneumoniaAdult trauma patientsInjured trauma patientsModifiable risk factorsTrauma registry dataLikelihood of deathRetrospective reviewPhysician adjudicationClinical outcomesAbbreviated Injury Scale head scoreCohort studyHospital length