2020
Protocol for project recovery after cardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study leveraging digital platform to characterise longitudinal patient-reported postoperative recovery patterns
Mori M, Brooks C, Spatz E, Mortazavi BJ, Dhruva SS, Linderman GC, Grab LA, Zhang Y, Geirsson A, Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM. Protocol for project recovery after cardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study leveraging digital platform to characterise longitudinal patient-reported postoperative recovery patterns. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e036959. PMID: 32873671, PMCID: PMC7467526, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresCohort studyHospital dischargeCardiac surgerySingle-center cohort studyCoronary artery bypass graftIntensive care unit dischargeMedical record review dataPostoperative patient recoveryPostoperative recovery patternsArtery bypass graftProspective cohort studyGroup-based trajectory modellingMedical record reviewRecovery patternsRecord review dataHealth information exchange platformInstitutional review boardAortic surgeryHospital coursePatient demographicsPeer-reviewed journalsClinical factorsHospital readmissionOperative details
2015
Hospital Variation in Quality of Discharge Summaries for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation
Al-Damluji MS, Dzara K, Hodshon B, Punnanithinont N, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Horwitz LI. Hospital Variation in Quality of Discharge Summaries for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: 77-86. PMID: 25587091, PMCID: PMC4303507, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of dischargeDischarge summary qualityDischarge summariesHeart failureHeart Failure Outcome StudyHeart failure exacerbationHospital-level variationHospital-level performanceSingle-site studyMedian hospitalHospital courseDischarge weightHospital variationVolume statusAdverse outcomesOutcome studiesConsensus conferencePatientsHospitalCare toolsPhysiciansInadequate qualityDaysExacerbationSummary