2012
Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care
Chen SI, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Safavi KC, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Lagu T. Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 308-313. PMID: 22576844, PMCID: PMC3415230, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCosts and Cost AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHF hospitalizationHeart failureInvasive proceduresHospital groupRisk-standardized mortality ratesProportion of patientsLength of stayCost of careWilcoxon rank sum testHigher procedure ratesRank sum testPatient demographicsPerspective databaseMedian lengthSurgical proceduresProcedure ratesHospitalizationOutcome differencesMortality rateHospitalPatientsPractice styleProcedure useSum testOverall use
2002
Race and sex differences in the refusal of cardiac catheterization among elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction
Rathore SS, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Race and sex differences in the refusal of cardiac catheterization among elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2002, 144: 1052-1056. PMID: 12486430, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.126122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationPatient raceElderly patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesRefusal rateWhite womenCardiac catheterization useCardiac procedure useRisk-standardized ratesWhite menBlack womenBlack menMultivariate adjustmentOverall cohortHospital characteristicsMedical recordsMedicare beneficiariesCatheterizationPatientsProcedure useSex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: the role of procedure appropriateness.
Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: the role of procedure appropriateness. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2002, 137: 487-93. PMID: 12230349, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterization useAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationMyocardial infarctionMultivariable adjustmentEquivocal indicationsSex differencesProcedure useChart-abstracted dataLower crude ratesRisk-standardized ratesU.S. acute care hospitalsDays of hospitalizationAcute care hospitalsClinical guidelinesHospital characteristicsMedicare patientsCrude rateInappropriate treatmentRetrospective analysisCatheterizationInfarctionPatientsElderly personsWomen
2001
Sex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization: The Role of Physician Gender
Rathore SS, Chen J, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization: The Role of Physician Gender. JAMA 2001, 286: 2849-2856. PMID: 11735761, DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.22.2849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationMale physiciansFemale physiciansPatient sexPhysician sexCardiac proceduresRetrospective medical record reviewSex differencesUS acute care hospitalsProcedure useCardiac procedure useDay of admissionMedical record reviewCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsCare hospitalMultivariable analysisRecord reviewPotential confoundersMyocardial infarctionPhysician genderCatheterizationMAIN OUTCOMEClinical care