2021
Health Outcomes Associated With Clinician-initiated Delivery for Hypertensive Disorders at 34–38 Weeks’ Gestation
Savitz D, Danilack V, Cochancela J, Hughes B, Rouse D, Gutmann R. Health Outcomes Associated With Clinician-initiated Delivery for Hypertensive Disorders at 34–38 Weeks’ Gestation. Epidemiology 2021, 33: 260-268. PMID: 34799472, PMCID: PMC8810678, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationInfant outcomesInfant HospitalWeek 34Week 37Week 35Neonatal intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionRecords-based cohort studyAdverse infant outcomesCare unit admissionRisk of progressionInfant health outcomesHealth Outcomes AssociatedGestational hypertensionNonsevere preeclampsiaUnit admissionHypertensive pregnanciesMaternal outcomesCohort studyGestational weeksAdverse outcomesLate pregnancySevere disease
2018
The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study
Danilack V, Brousseau E, Phipps M. The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 1456-1458. PMID: 29608127, PMCID: PMC6306665, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexFirst deliveryMass indexMean prepregnancy body mass indexWeight gainUnhealthy body mass indexHigher BMI categoriesBMI categoriesStudy cohortUnhealthy weightBMI increaseWeight retentionAdolescent mothersPersistent increaseLongitudinal studyPrepregnancyPregnancyAdolescentsDeliveryAssociationYearsTeensWeight data
2015
The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 1521-1529. PMID: 26411752, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationCaesarean deliveryLabor inductionRisk ratioPropensity scoreElevated riskNational Perinatal Information CenterPrimary caesarean deliveryRisk of caesareanAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataMedical record informationCross-sectional analysisExpectant managementPreterm deliveryLiveborn deliveryPropensity score methodsGestationMember hospitalsPS adjustmentWeeksCovariate adjustmentSubsequent weeksTraditional covariatesRisk
2014
An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Moy M, Teylan M, Danilack V, Gagnon D, Garshick E. An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 140214070342007. PMID: 24308588, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201307-243oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseC-reactive proteinDaily step countAcute exacerbationObstructive pulmonary diseaseSystemic inflammationStep countPulmonary diseaseIL-6Physical activityPg/Predictors of AEPlasma C-reactive proteinMedian daily step countCOPD-related hospitalizationObservational cohort studyIL-6 levelsStepWatch Activity MonitorPrednisone useCohort studyClinical outcomesHospitalizationSeparate cohortClose monitoringIdentification of persons
2012
Daily step counts in a US cohort with COPD
Moy M, Danilack V, Weston N, Garshick E. Daily step counts in a US cohort with COPD. Respiratory Medicine 2012, 106: 962-969. PMID: 22521225, PMCID: PMC3575136, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research