2017
Common carotid artery end-diastolic velocity and acceleration time can predict degree of internal carotid artery stenosis
Strosberg DS, Haurani MJ, Satiani B, Go MR. Common carotid artery end-diastolic velocity and acceleration time can predict degree of internal carotid artery stenosis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 66: 226-231. PMID: 28390773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-diastolic velocityPeak systolic velocityCarotid duplex ultrasoundCCA peak systolic velocityInternal carotid artery stenosisCarotid artery stenosisDuplex ultrasound parametersICA stenosisCDU examinationArtery stenosisCommon carotid artery end-diastolic velocitySetting of patientsUltrasound parametersAcceleration timeICA peak systolic velocityIndependent predictorsCatheter angiogramDuplex ultrasoundSystolic velocityComplete occlusionStenosisComparison imagingPatientsDoppler parametersMultivariate model
2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator for Postoperative Respiratory Failure (PSI 11) does not identify accurately patients who received unsafe care
Nguyen MC, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Strosberg DS, Puttmann KT, Pan YL, Eiferman DS. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator for Postoperative Respiratory Failure (PSI 11) does not identify accurately patients who received unsafe care. Surgery 2016, 160: 858-868. PMID: 27528212, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHealth Services ResearchHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRespiratory InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSafety ManagementSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurvival RateUnited StatesUnited States Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityConceptsPostoperative respiratory failureRespiratory failureUnsafe carePositive predictive valueHealthcare ResearchClinical factorsPredictive valueQuality Patient Safety IndicatorsDiseases-9 codesPatient safety indicatorsElectronic medical recordsPatient safety eventsTrue positive casesInpatient electronic medical recordHospital performance measuresClinical characteristicsMedical recordsOperative procedureExclusion criteriaInternational ClassificationSafety eventsCareDocumentation errorsPatientsIndependent review