2014
Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Horwitz LI, Ndumele CD, Brewster AL, Curry LA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 605-611. PMID: 25523470, PMCID: PMC4395590, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3105-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesUnplanned readmission rateUptake of strategiesReadmission ratesHeart failureProspective studyGreater reductionAvoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) initiativeSame time pointsFinal analytic sampleParticipantsThe studyMain MeasuresWeHospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyAnalytic sampleTime pointsBaselineHospital strategiesSignificant reductionOne-quarterMonthsMore strategiesNational sampleAssociation
2012
Building Hospital Management Capacity to Improve Patient Flow for Cardiac Catheterization at a Cardiovascular Hospital in Egypt
Wong R, Hathi S, Linnander EL, Banna A, Maraghi M, Din R, Ahmed A, Hafez AR, Allam AA, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Building Hospital Management Capacity to Improve Patient Flow for Cardiac Catheterization at a Cardiovascular Hospital in Egypt. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2012, 38: 147-153. PMID: 22533126, PMCID: PMC3427659, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38019-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterizationPre-post intervention studyPercentage of patientsPatient flowPre-intervention periodNational Heart InstituteCatheterization laboratory proceduresResource-limited settingsSubset of proceduresTotal patientsConsecutive patientsMiddle-income countriesCardiovascular HospitalPostintervention periodHeart InstituteHospital careHigh-income countriesQI interventionsPatientsCatheterization proceduresIntervention studiesCatheterizationPatient crowdingWard unitSignificant reduction
2008
An early invasive strategy versus ischemia-guided management after fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials
Wijeysundera HC, You JJ, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Cantor WJ, Ko DT. An early invasive strategy versus ischemia-guided management after fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials. American Heart Journal 2008, 156: 564-572.e2. PMID: 18760142, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac CatheterizationElectrocardiographyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHemorrhageHumansInjections, IntravenousInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial ReperfusionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceStentsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionEarly invasive strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyInvasive strategyMajor bleedingSTEMI patientsMyocardial infarctionHospital major bleedingIntravenous fibrinolytic therapyLarge randomized trialsRisk of strokeSignificant reductionCause mortalityEligible trialsCoronary interventionRandomized trialsContemporary trialsStent useInclusion criteriaPatientsReinfarctionTherapyTrials
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback