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 trendsFailureTemporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018
Caraballo C, Herrin J, Mahajan S, Massey D, Lu Y, Ndumele CD, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 1083-1092.e14. PMID: 35472394, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultimorbidity prevalenceRace/ethnicityWhite individualsChronic conditionsBlack individualsSerial cross-sectional analysisCommon chronic conditionsRisk of morbidityPrevalence of multimorbidityPublic health interventionsCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported presenceSelf-reported raceLatino/HispanicMAIN OUTCOMEHealth interventionsEthnic disparitiesPrevalenceHealth inequalitiesStudy periodEarly lifeHispanic individualsTemporal trendsStudy sampleAsian individuals
2007
Temporal Trends of Outcomes for Nonagenarians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 1993 to 1999
Lichtman JH, Kapoor R, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Allen NB, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends of Outcomes for Nonagenarians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 1993 to 1999. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1630-1634. PMID: 18036360, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCABG proceduresMortality outcomesMortality rateLong-term mortality outcomesShort-term mortality outcomesOverall crude mortality rateService Medicare patientsCoronary artery bypassLength of stayCrude mortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesSkilled nursing facilitiesHigh mortality rateProjected life expectancyNumber of proceduresArtery bypassDischarge dispositionMedicare patientsMedicare beneficiariesNursing facilitiesNonagenariansMean lengthTemporal trendsLife expectancyWomen
2006
National Trends in Outcomes Among Elderly Patients with Heart Failure
Kosiborod M, Lichtman JH, Heidenreich PA, Normand SL, Wang Y, Brass LM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Outcomes Among Elderly Patients with Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2006, 119: 616.e1-616.e7. PMID: 16828634, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure managementHeart failureElderly patientsHospital readmissionFailure managementOne-year mortalityThirty-day readmissionRisk-adjusted analysisCause hospital readmissionReferent yearCause mortalityReadmissionMedicare beneficiariesBetter outcomesMortality trendsMortalityPatientsRisk adjustmentTemporal trendsNational trendsOutcomesNational sampleFailureYears