2022
Temporal trends in postoperative and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States
Metersky M, Wang Y, Klompas M, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Krumholz H. Temporal trends in postoperative and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 1247-1254. PMID: 36326283, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaMajor surgical proceduresPostoperative pneumoniaAcute myocardial infarctionSurgical proceduresHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemAnnual riskRetrospective cohort studyPrior yearRisk-adjusted ratesAdverse event measuresCohort studyRetrospective reviewPneumoniaPatientsInfarctionUnited StatesRiskSignificant changesYearsTemporal trendsFailure
2008
The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Jones PG, Pitt B, Spertus JA. The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 27-34. PMID: 18226770, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHeart Function TestsHematocritHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProbabilityPrognosisQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSickness Impact ProfileSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureHealth status gainsHealth statusBaseline hematocritInitial hematocritMyocardial infarctionPatient’s initial hematocritPotential therapeutic targetHealth status assessmentMultivariable adjustmentAnemic patientsSevere anemiaSerial hematocritsHematocrit levelsPatientsTherapeutic targetHematocrit changesHematocritAnemiaInfarctionLinear regression modelsMonthsRegression modelsSignificant changes
2005
Enrollment of Older Persons in Cancer Trials After the Medicare Reimbursement Policy Change
Gross CP, Wong N, Dubin JA, Mayne ST, Krumholz HM. Enrollment of Older Persons in Cancer Trials After the Medicare Reimbursement Policy Change. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 1514-1520. PMID: 16009867, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.13.1514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsCancer trialsReimbursement policy changesOlder personsPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsTrial exclusion criteriaMultivariate logistic regressionProstate cancer trialsProportion of participantsNational Cancer InstituteRoutine care costsSignificant changesClinical trialsPrimary study sampleExclusion criteriaTrial participantsCancer InstitutePatientsPrimary analysisCare costsMultivariate analysisSecondary analysisSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionCancer types