2017
Trends in mortality and major complications for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting among Urban Teaching Hospitals in China: 2004 to 2013
Yuan X, Zhang H, Zheng Z, Rao C, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Hu S. Trends in mortality and major complications for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting among Urban Teaching Hospitals in China: 2004 to 2013. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2017, 3: 312-318. PMID: 29044398, PMCID: PMC5805118, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcx021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor complication rateUrban teaching hospitalCoronary artery bypassComplication rateHospital mortalityTeaching hospitalArtery bypassMean ageChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryAge groupsAnnual CABG volumePost-operative LOSPatients' mean ageCardiac Surgery RegistryPatient characteristicsCardiac surgeryMajor complicationsNumber of hospitalsCABG volumeTotal LOSHospitalMortalityPatientsRegistry systemMixed effects models
2016
Community-Level Association Between Home Health and Nursing Home Performance on Quality and Hospital 30-Day Readmissions for Medicare Patients
Wang Y, Pandolfi MM, Fine J, Metersky ML, Wang C, Ho SY, Galusha D, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Spenard A, Elwell T, Krumholz HM. Community-Level Association Between Home Health and Nursing Home Performance on Quality and Hospital 30-Day Readmissions for Medicare Patients. Home Health Care Management & Practice 2016, 28: 201-208. PMID: 27974869, PMCID: PMC5152769, DOI: 10.1177/1084822316639032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-standardized readmission ratesHome health agenciesReadmission ratesMedicare patientsHealth agenciesCommunity level hospitalCommunity-level associationsNursing home performanceHome healthNursing homesPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospitalMixed effects modelsHealth performanceEffects modelHome performanceFinal sampleReadmission