2022
Associations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital
Djulbegovic M, Chen K, Cohen AB, Heacock D, Canavan M, Cushing W, Agarwal R, Simonov M, Chaudhry SI. Associations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 445-455. PMID: 35662410, PMCID: PMC9248905, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayEmergency departmentPhysician workloadYale-New Haven HospitalMedian patient ageSeverity of illnessElectronic health record dataNumber of patientsHealth record dataWeekend admissionHospital daysPatient ageClinical outcomesObservational studyHospitalist serviceMAIN OUTCOMEPatient complexityHospitalist workloadSociodemographic factorsPatient encountersPatientsLogistic regressionMultilevel PoissonRecord dataOutcomes
2019
Potential Overuse of Primary Thromboprophylaxis in Medical Inpatients at Low Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
Djulbegovic M, Chen K, Sureshanand S, Chaudhry S. Potential Overuse of Primary Thromboprophylaxis in Medical Inpatients at Low Risk of Venous Thromboembolism. Blood 2019, 134: 3385. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-131827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital-associated venous thromboembolismPharmacologic VTE prophylaxisVenous thromboembolismRisk-adapted approachMedical inpatientsClinical pharmacy programLower riskMedical overuseRisk of VTELow molecular weight heparinAvoidable harmYale-New Haven HospitalFull-dose anticoagulationGuideline-recommended strategiesAcute medical illnessIncidence of strokeIntensive care unitTime of admissionElectronic health record dataMolecular weight heparinICD-10 codesHealth record dataLower limb paralysisActive cancerDose anticoagulation