2020
Extracting lung function measurements to enhance phenotyping of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an electronic health record using automated tools
Akgün KM, Sigel K, Cheung KH, Kidwai-Khan F, Bryant AK, Brandt C, Justice A, Crothers K. Extracting lung function measurements to enhance phenotyping of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an electronic health record using automated tools. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0227730. PMID: 31945115, PMCID: PMC6964890, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesData MiningElectronic Health RecordsForced Expiratory VolumeHealth Information SystemsHospitalizationHumansLungNatural Language ProcessingPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSeverity of Illness IndexSoftwareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVital CapacityConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVeterans Aging Cohort StudyObstructive pulmonary diseaseFEV1 valuesPulmonary diseasePhenotyping of patientsPulmonary function testsAging Cohort StudyLung function measurementsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataStructured electronic health record dataPositive predictive valueElectronic health recordsAirflow obstructionChart reviewCohort studyExpiratory volumeCOPD phenotypesFunction testsVital capacityFEV1 measurementsDATA SOURCESPredictive valueClinical notes
2018
Markers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with mortality in people living with HIV
Triplette M, Justice A, Attia EF, Tate J, Brown ST, Goetz MB, Kim JW, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Hoo GWS, Wongtrakool C, Akgün K, Crothers K. Markers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with mortality in people living with HIV. AIDS 2018, 32: 487-493. PMID: 29135579, PMCID: PMC6366454, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk of deathStudy participantsVACS IndexPulmonary diseaseComputed tomographyImpact of COPDVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexMultivariable Cox regression modelsBurden of comorbiditiesPredictors of mortalityPulmonary function testingCox regression modelMedian followUninfected subjectsAirflow obstructionCohort studyPulmonary functionPulmonary variablesFunction testingMultivariable modelPLWHCT characteristicsMortality rate