2018
Managing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at End-of-Life: Practical Challenges and Care Considerations
Khera R, Pandey A, Link MS, Sulistio MS. Managing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at End-of-Life: Practical Challenges and Care Considerations. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2018, 357: 143-150. PMID: 30665495, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2018.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of ICDsLife-saving therapyImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorFinal common pathwayPatient-centered approachICD shocksCardiopulmonary arrestMalignant arrhythmiasPalliative carePatient deathCare considerationsCardioverter defibrillatorLife carePatient's lifeAppropriate managementMedical interventionsICDCommon pathwayNatural deathPatientsDeathNumber of peopleCarePainArrhythmias
2016
Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States
Khera R, Pandey A, Kumar N, Singh R, Bano S, Golwala H, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Fonarow GC. Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e003226. PMID: 27780836, PMCID: PMC5123800, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Swan-GanzCerebrovascular DisordersCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualDisease ManagementFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Propensity ScoreShock, CardiogenicUnited StatesConceptsPA catheterizationHeart failureCatheter useHospital useDiseases-Ninth Revision codesPropensity-matched analysisPulmonary artery catheterPulmonary artery catheterizationHospital-level variabilityHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityArtery catheterArtery catheterizationNumber of hospitalsPA catheterRevision codesPatient outcomesAcademic hospitalExcess mortalityOdds ratioOutcomes AssociatedCatheterizationInternational ClassificationHospitalMortality