2012
Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial
DeWitt EM, Grussemeyer CA, Friedman JY, Dinan MA, Lin L, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial. Value In Health 2012, 15: 277-283. PMID: 22433759, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung functionMild impairmentCystic fibrosisClinical trialsAeruginosa colonizationHealth Utilities Index Mark 2/3Study case report formsPrimary end pointNationwide Inpatient SampleDirect medical costsMulticenter clinical trialP. aeruginosa colonizationPseudomonas aeruginosa colonizationMean annual costCase report formsLong-term useUtility estimatesEmergency visitsHospital admissionDornase alfaMedication costsRandomized trialsMean ageFemale sexInpatient Sample
2009
Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures
Dinan MA, Chou C, Hammill BG, Graham FL, Schulman KA, Telen MJ, Reed SD. Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 84: 703-709. PMID: 19787790, PMCID: PMC2783350, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHigh-volume surgical proceduresHip replacementMedian ageInpatient costsCell diseaseSurgical proceduresClinical Classification Software codesMore health care resourcesLonger hospital stayHigher inpatient costsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayMultivariable regression analysisHealth care resourcesRegression analysisHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesInpatient mortalitySurgical patientsInpatient staySCD cohortInpatient SampleProcedural characteristics