2018
Emergency Department Volume and Outcomes for Patients After Chest Pain Assessment
Ko DT, Dattani ND, Austin PC, Schull MJ, Ross JS, Wijeysundera HC, Tu JV, Eberg M, Koh M, Krumholz HM. Emergency Department Volume and Outcomes for Patients After Chest Pain Assessment. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004683. PMID: 30354285, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeChest painHigh-volume EDsCoronary syndromeED volumeVolume thresholdCardiac medication useChest pain assessmentLower adverse outcomesEmergency department visitsAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based dataProcess of carePotential confounding variablesHigher ED volumesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsEmergency department volumeCause deathCardiac testingComposite outcomeDepartment visitsDiabetes mellitusMedication usePrimary outcome
2015
Variation in US Hospital Emergency Department Admission Rates by Clinical Condition
Venkatesh AK, Dai Y, Ross JS, Schuur JD, Capp R, Krumholz HM. Variation in US Hospital Emergency Department Admission Rates by Clinical Condition. Medical Care 2015, 53: 237-244. PMID: 25397965, PMCID: PMC4858175, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency Department Admission RatesED admission ratesAdmission ratesClinical conditionsMood disordersChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNational Emergency Department SampleAdult ED visitsNonspecific chest painObstructive pulmonary diseaseSoft tissue infectionsUrinary tract infectionEmergency Department SampleClinical Classification SoftwareCross-sectional analysisChest painED visitsTract infectionsPulmonary diseaseSpearman correlation coefficientTissue infectionsHospitalization ratesUS hospitalsCondition-specific variationsHospital correlation
2001
Symptom Predictors of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Younger and Older Patients
Milner K, Funk M, Richards S, Vaccarino V, Krumholz H. Symptom Predictors of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Younger and Older Patients. Nursing Research 2001, 50: 233-241. PMID: 11480532, DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200107000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeOlder patientsYounger patientsChest symptomsSymptom predictorsTypical symptomsCoronary syndromeRegional cardiac referral centerCardiac referral centerInitiation of treatmentLogistic regression analysisPositive predictorArm painReferral centerPatient ageAtypical symptomsEmergency departmentAppropriate triageBorderline associationSymptom presentPatient decisionGreater oddsPatientsSignificant negative predictorPatient's presenceCan Practice Guidelines Be Transported Effectively to Different Settings? Results from a Multicenter Interventional Study
Lichtman J, Roumanis S, Radford M, Riedinger M, Weingarten S, Krumholz H. Can Practice Guidelines Be Transported Effectively to Different Settings? Results from a Multicenter Interventional Study. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2001, 27: 42-53. PMID: 11147239, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(01)27005-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChest PainConnecticutFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care SurveysHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedNebraskaNorth CarolinaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient SatisfactionPennsylvaniaPractice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesSouth CarolinaSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsChest painClinical guidelinesIntervention periodGuideline adherenceGuideline implementationPatient outcomesLow-risk chest pain patientsLow-risk chest painStandardized protocolMulticenter interventional studyLow-risk patientsChest pain patientsInterventional trialsPain patientsSuccessful translationClinical outcomesGuideline periodInterventional studyPatient satisfactionPatient's physicianPractice guidelinesHospital settingBaseline valuesClinical practicePain
1999
Gender differences in symptom presentation associated with coronary heart disease
Milner K, Funk M, Richards S, Wilmes R, Vaccarino V, Krumholz H. Gender differences in symptom presentation associated with coronary heart disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1999, 84: 396-399. PMID: 10468075, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00322-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseNon-chest pain symptomsChest painEmergency departmentPain symptomsUnadjusted analysesHeart diseaseSymptom presentationYale-New Haven HospitalSubgroup of patientsNurse data collectorsGender differencesMidback painProspective studyPainNauseaVomitingSymptomsPatientsWomenDyspneaSignificant gender differencesMenDiseaseIndigestion