2021
Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care
Bongiovanni T, Parzynski C, Ranasinghe I, Steinman MA, Ross JS. Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254039. PMID: 34283840, PMCID: PMC8291649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsSame-day surgeryHospital visitsAmbulatory surgeryHealthcare costsDischarge care qualityHospital visit ratesNumber of comorbiditiesEmergency department visitsMajority of surgeriesAmbulatory surgical careSpecific patient populationsQuality's Healthcare CostMedicaid Services measuresPatient hospital visitsQuality of careType of procedureDepartment visitsHospital admissionPatient characteristicsOutpatient settingPatient populationProcedure typeSurgical careSurgical facilities
2020
Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology
Akar JG, Hummel JP, Yao X, Sangaralingham L, Dhruva S, Dong J, Ward R, Shah ND, Ross J, Noseworthy PA. Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology. BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies 2020, 2: e000058. PMID: 35047796, PMCID: PMC8647613, DOI: 10.1136/bmjsit-2020-000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContact force-sensing catheterForce-sensing catheterAcute care useAtrial fibrillation ablationCatheter-related complicationsFibrillation ablationCare useAtrial fibrillationStroke/transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackRetrospective cohort analysisEmergency department visitsInverse probability treatment weightsOptumLabs Data WarehouseCatheter complicationsIschemic attackBaseline characteristicsComplication rateDepartment visitsAtrioesophageal fistulaEsophageal injuryCohort analysisContact force monitoringClinical practiceCatheter
2018
Emergency Department Volume and Outcomes for Patients After Chest Pain Assessment
Ko DT, Dattani ND, Austin PC, Schull MJ, Ross JS, Wijeysundera HC, Tu JV, Eberg M, Koh M, Krumholz HM. Emergency Department Volume and Outcomes for Patients After Chest Pain Assessment. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004683. PMID: 30354285, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeChest painHigh-volume EDsCoronary syndromeED volumeVolume thresholdCardiac medication useChest pain assessmentLower adverse outcomesEmergency department visitsAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based dataProcess of carePotential confounding variablesHigher ED volumesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsEmergency department volumeCause deathCardiac testingComposite outcomeDepartment visitsDiabetes mellitusMedication usePrimary outcome
2015
Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement
Trimba R, Laughlin RT, Krishnamurthy A, Ross JS, Fox JP. Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 573-578.e2. PMID: 26689614, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubacute CareConceptsED visitsReadmission ratesTotal hipPostdischarge experiencesHospital-based acute carePostdischarge health care utilizationHospital emergency department (ED) visitsAcute care measuresEmergency department visitsED visit ratesHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationDepartment visitsHospital readmissionCare utilizationAcute careKnee arthroplastyCare measuresVisit ratesVisitsReadmissionArthroplastyHospitalHipCare