2021
Trends in ischemic stroke outcomes in a rural population in the United States
Chaudhary D, Khan A, Shahjouei S, Gupta M, Lambert C, Avula V, Schirmer C, Holland N, Griessenauer C, Azarpazhooh M, Li J, Abedi V, Zand R. Trends in ischemic stroke outcomes in a rural population in the United States. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2021, 422: 117339. PMID: 33592506, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsIschemic stroke recurrenceChronic kidney diseaseCause mortalityStroke recurrenceStroke mortality ratesIschemic strokeStroke patientsMortality rateHeart failureAtrial fibrillationKidney diseaseRisk factorsHazards modelConsecutive ischemic stroke patientsCox proportional hazards modelOne-yearOne-year recurrenceIschemic stroke outcomeRetrospective cohort studyCause mortality ratesCause-specific hazards modelPrevalent risk factorsElectronic health record data
2020
Finding the Needle in the Hay Stack: Population-based Study of Prediagnostic Symptomatic Interval in Children With CNS Tumors
Goldman RD, Cochrane DD, Dahiya A, Mah H, Buttar A, Lambert C, Cheng S. Finding the Needle in the Hay Stack: Population-based Study of Prediagnostic Symptomatic Interval in Children With CNS Tumors. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2020, 43: e1093-e1098. PMID: 33235150, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyCNS tumorsHealth care provider visitsCentral nervous system tumorsPrediagnostic symptomatic intervalRetrospective chart reviewSymptoms of ataxiaNervous system tumorsHealth care providersYears of ageSymptomatic intervalProvider visitsChart reviewPediatric centersMedian timeEducation of familiesDiagnostic challengeMedical recordsSystem tumorsChildren 0Devastating diagnosisPosterior fossaCare providersFirst symptomsAverage age
2000
First hemodialysis access selection varies with patient acuity.
Friedman A, Walworth C, Meehan C, Wander H, Shemin D, DeSoi W, Kitsen J, Hill C, Lambert C, Mesler D. First hemodialysis access selection varies with patient acuity. Advances In Kidney Disease And Health 2000, 7: s4-10. PMID: 11053581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBlood Vessel ProsthesisCatheters, IndwellingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.FemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionRenal DialysisSeverity of Illness IndexTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseQuality improvement projectInitial hemodialysis accessNew ESRD patientsIncident dialysis patientsPermanent vascular accessMonths of dialysisVascular access selectionQuality improvement guidelinesIncident patientsDialysis requirementESRD patientsRenal insufficiencyDialysis patientsRenal diseasePatient's courseHemodialysis accessPatient groupVascular accessUnknown patientsPatient acuityPatientsClinical groupsFistulaCare qualityResidual Renal Function in a Large Cohort of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Change over Time, Impact on Mortality and Nutrition
Shemin D, Bostom A, Lambert C, Hill C, Kitsen J, Kliger A. Residual Renal Function in a Large Cohort of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Change over Time, Impact on Mortality and Nutrition. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2000, 20: 439-444. PMID: 11007376, DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly renal Kt/VRenal Kt/VResidual renal functionSerum albumin levelRenal creatinine clearanceKt/VKt/V ureaPeritoneal dialysis patientsCreatinine clearanceRenal functionPD patientsAlbumin levelsSolute clearanceDialysis patientsRenal clearanceTotal Kt/V ureaNutritional statusMean serum albumin levelTotal creatinine clearanceGood nutritional statusDiabetic statusCCR groupDialysis unitsLarge cohortPatients