2021
Ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, and death in 17 million adults in England: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform
Mathur R, Rentsch C, Morton C, Hulme W, Schultze A, MacKenna B, Eggo R, Bhaskaran K, Wong A, Williamson E, Forbes H, Wing K, McDonald H, Bates C, Bacon S, Walker A, Evans D, Inglesby P, Mehrkar A, Curtis H, DeVito N, Croker R, Drysdale H, Cockburn J, Parry J, Hester F, Harper S, Douglas I, Tomlinson L, Evans S, Grieve R, Harrison D, Rowan K, Khunti K, Chaturvedi N, Smeeth L, Goldacre B, Collaborative O. Ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, and death in 17 million adults in England: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform. The Lancet 2021, 397: 1711-1724. PMID: 33939953, PMCID: PMC8087292, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00634-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionIntensive care unit admissionCOVID-19-related hospitalisationCare unit admissionObservational cohort studyCOVID-19 outcomesOutcomes of interestSouth Asian groupsOpenSAFELY platformICU admissionUnit admissionCohort studyEthnicity groupsMixed ethnicity groupCOVID-19-related hospital admissionsCOVID-19-related ICU admissionEthnic differencesAdverse COVID-19 outcomesMinority ethnic populationsSARS-CoV-2 testingMultivariable Cox regressionRisk of hospitalisationWhite groupPrimary care recordsPrimary care dataEarly initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in patients admitted to hospital in the United States: cohort study
Rentsch CT, Beckman JA, Tomlinson L, Gellad WF, Alcorn C, Kidwai-Khan F, Skanderson M, Brittain E, King JT, Ho YL, Eden S, Kundu S, Lann MF, Greevy RA, Ho PM, Heidenreich PA, Jacobson DA, Douglas IJ, Tate JP, Evans SJW, Atkins D, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. Early initiation of prophylactic anticoagulation for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in patients admitted to hospital in the United States: cohort study. The BMJ 2021, 372: n311. PMID: 33574135, PMCID: PMC7876672, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic anticoagulationDay mortalityEarly initiationTherapeutic anticoagulationCohort studyInpatient mortalityHospital admissionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortalitySyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCOVID-19History of anticoagulationSerious bleeding eventsCoronavirus 2 infectionHours of admissionObservational cohort studyRisk of deathCoronavirus disease 2019Real-world evidenceBleeding eventsSubcutaneous heparinHospital stayNationwide cohortCumulative incidence
2019
Medical Intensive Care Unit Admission Among Patients With and Without HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Alcohol-Related Diagnoses in the United States
Rentsch CT, Tate JP, Steel T, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Pisani M, Soo Hoo GW, Crystal S, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Freiberg MS, Graber CJ, Kim JW, Rimland D, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Crothers KA, Akgün KM. Medical Intensive Care Unit Admission Among Patients With and Without HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Alcohol-Related Diagnoses in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 145-151. PMID: 30422912, PMCID: PMC6701630, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusAlcohol-related diagnosesAdmission ratesMICU admissionAdmission riskC virusRelative riskIntensive care unit admission rateMedical intensive care unit admissionAge-adjusted admission ratesHCV mono-infected patientsIntensive care unit admissionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHCV care providersCare unit admissionAging Cohort StudyAdjusted rate ratiosConfidence intervalsVeterans Health AdministrationUnhealthy alcohol useHIV monoHIV-/HCVUnit admissionCause hospitalizationHCV infection
2015
Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011
Rentsch C, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Crystal S, Wang KH, Ryan Greysen S, Wang EA, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Rimland D. Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 555-564. PMID: 25711299, PMCID: PMC4550577, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1025-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related diagnosesHospitalization ratesUnited States veteransUninfected patientsCause hospitalizationHIV infectionStates veteransUninfected individualsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelOverall hospitalization rateProportional hazards modelCancer admissionsAntiretroviral therapyMultivariable adjustmentHIV serostatusComorbidity variablesHospitalization trendsRelative riskHigh riskHazards modelHIVHospitalizationDisease categoriesPatients