2006
A Randomized Trial of Primary Intensive Care to Reduce Hospital Admissions in Patients with High Utilization of Inpatient Services
Sledge WH, Brown KE, Levine JM, Fiellin DA, Chawarski M, White WD, O'Connor PG. A Randomized Trial of Primary Intensive Care to Reduce Hospital Admissions in Patients with High Utilization of Inpatient Services. Population Health Management 2006, 9: 328-338. PMID: 17115880, DOI: 10.1089/dis.2006.9.328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admissionIntensive careFunctional statusInpatient servicesHealth outcomesUrban primary care clinicFrequent hospital admissionsEmergency department visitsMedication Adherence ScalePrimary care patientsPrimary care clinicsHealth care useRandomized clinical trialsOverall functional statusCase management interventionComprehensive multidisciplinary assessmentNumber of admissionsMental health functionPIC patientsUsual careClinic visitsCare patientsControlled TrialsDepartment visitsCare clinicsCoronary stenting is safe and effective in a high-risk octogenarian patient cohort.
Baklanov DV, Marcu CB, Juhasz DF, Caracciolo EA, Chawarski MC, Donohue TJ. Coronary stenting is safe and effective in a high-risk octogenarian patient cohort. Connecticut Medicine 2006, 70: 15-9. PMID: 16479871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget vessel revascularization rateCoronary stentingProcedural successNew York Heart Association class IIIHigh procedural success rateSerial cardiac enzymesVessel revascularization ratePercent of patientsTIMI 3 flowAcute coronary syndromeMajor cardiac eventsProcedural success rateLow complication rateCoronary heart diseaseCommunity teaching hospitalHigh-risk populationLong-term resultsCoronary stent proceduresAngiographic profileCoronary syndromeIndex hospitalizationRevascularization ratesCardiac eventsComplication rateResidual stenosis
2003
Reliability and Validity of an Interactive Computer Method for Rating Quality of Life
Fanciullo GJ, Jamison RN, Chawarski MC, Baird JC. Reliability and Validity of an Interactive Computer Method for Rating Quality of Life. Pain Medicine 2003, 4: 257-268. PMID: 12974825, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03025.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research