2009
Hospital Variation in Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK. Hospital Variation in Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 1265-1273. PMID: 19636027, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestHospital factorsHospital variationIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestHospital-level effectsHospital cardiac arrestWorse survivalImproved survivalPatient factorsAdult inpatientsHospital predictorsNational registryHospital ratesCardiopulmonary resuscitationGreater oddsIdentical covariatesDefibrillation delaysHospitalDefibrillationDefibrillation timeSurvivalArrestWide variationPatientsInpatients
1995
Mortality experience, 30-days and 365-days after admission, for the 20 most frequent DRG groups among Medicare inpatients aged 65 or older in Connecticut hospitals, fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993.
Hennen J, Krumholz HM, Radford MJ. Mortality experience, 30-days and 365-days after admission, for the 20 most frequent DRG groups among Medicare inpatients aged 65 or older in Connecticut hospitals, fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993. Connecticut Medicine 1995, 59: 137-42. PMID: 7729135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrude mortality rateMortality rateDRG categoriesFiscal year 1991Medicare inpatientConnecticut acute care hospitalsThree-year study periodStudy periodElderly Medicare beneficiariesAcute care hospitalsInpatient admissionsConnecticut hospitalsAge 75Medicare beneficiariesFiscal year 1993Age 65Age groupsMortality experienceDRG groupsYears 1991AdmissionInpatientsHospitalMortality differentialsThree-year period
1994
Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography
Krumholz H, Douglas P, Goldman L, Waksmonski C. Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 125-131. PMID: 8006255, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90552-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew diagnosisChart reviewEchocardiographic examinationMitral regurgitationClinical utilityLeft ventricular wall motion abnormalitiesTertiary care teaching hospitalVentricular wall motion abnormalitiesGreater mitral regurgitationProspective observational studyUse of echocardiographyWall motion abnormalitiesPharmacologic treatmentTransthoracic twoDoppler echocardiographyMotion abnormalitiesPhysician interviewsTeaching hospitalObservational studyEchocardiographyClinical practiceOutpatientsInpatientsPatient diagnosisContemporary echocardiography