2020
Guardianship and End‐of‐Life Care for Veterans with Dementia in Nursing Homes
Cohen AB, Han L, OʼLeary JR, Fried TR. Guardianship and End‐of‐Life Care for Veterans with Dementia in Nursing Homes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 342-348. PMID: 33170957, PMCID: PMC7902349, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of lifeHospital deathHigh-intensity treatmentMechanical ventilationTube placementHome residentsCardiopulmonary resuscitationNursing homesIntensive care unit admissionMinimum Data Set assessmentsCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyNursing home residentsHigh-intensity endMore nursing homesUnit admissionICU admissionCohort studySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHospital transferLife hospitalizationsSevere dementiaLife careDementia severity
2019
Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures
Datta R, Zhu M, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 27-33. PMID: 31185722, PMCID: PMC6868290, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cancerAntibiotic useComfort measuresPoisson regression modelsInfection diagnosisIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable Poisson regression modelsCare unit admissionCohort of patientsUrinary tract infectionGoal-concordant careUnit admissionEnd of lifeHospital lengthOlder patientsTract infectionsLonger LOSMedian ageRegression modelsStay AssociatedAntibiotic exposureLiquid tumorsPatientsCancerCancer types