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Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Rodwin BA, Bilan VP, Merchant NB, Steffens CG, Grimshaw AA, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG. Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2099-2106. PMID: 31965525, PMCID: PMC7351940, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05592-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient deathPreventable mortalityPreventable deathsMortality rateHospital mortality rateLife expectancyRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchNumber of deathsWeb of ScienceHospital deathAdult patientsHospitalized patientsResultsSixteen studiesCase seriesPooled rateCochrane LibraryInclusion criteriaPatientsMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewLiterature searchData extractionMortalityDeath
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Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry
Rodwin BA, Lu D, Giaimo A, Annapureddy A, Daggubati R, Curtis J, Sciria CT, Wang TY, Desai NR. Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain–MI Registry. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 304: 14-20. PMID: 31980270, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest Pain-MI RegistryAcute myocardial infarctionTicagrelor useHospital characteristicsACC/AHA guidelinesUse of ticagrelorUse of clopidogrelHealth system performanceAHA guidelinesAcute MIHighest quartileAMI patientsInhibitor clopidogrelMI patientsMyocardial infarctionMultivariable modelWhite racePrasugrelPatientsTicagrelorHospitalPrivate insuranceClopidogrelP2YRegistry