2015
Predictors of warfarin‐associated adverse events in hospitalized patients: Opportunities to prevent patient harm
Metersky ML, Eldridge N, Wang Y, Jaser L, Bona R, Eckenrode S, Bakullari A, Andrawis M, Classen D, Krumholz HM. Predictors of warfarin‐associated adverse events in hospitalized patients: Opportunities to prevent patient harm. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 11: 276-282. PMID: 26662851, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsWarfarin-related adverse eventsHospitalized patientsOdds ratioINR monitoringPneumonia patientsINR measurementsFrequent INR monitoringPredictors of warfarinRetrospective cohort studyAcute cardiac diseaseAcute care hospitalsFrequency of warfarinCohort studyCare hospitalSurgical patientsCardiac patientsCardiac diseasePatientsPatient harmWarfarinSignificant associationINRMore daysMonitoring System data
2014
National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Verzier NR, Meehan TP, Pandolfi MM, Foody JM, Ho SY, Galusha D, Kliman RE, Sonnenfeld N, Krumholz HM, Battles J. National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011. New England Journal Of Medicine 2014, 370: 341-351. PMID: 24450892, PMCID: PMC4042316, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1300991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMore adverse eventsProportion of patientsAdverse event ratesAdverse eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRate of occurrenceCommon medical conditionsMedical recordsMedicare patientsMedical conditionsPatientsSurgeryInfarctionPneumoniaHospitalizationPatient safetyNational trendsMonitoring System dataSignificant declineFailureProportionRate