2023
Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets?
Shen Y, Krumholz H, Hsia R. Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1129-1140. PMID: 37225284, PMCID: PMC10229059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospitalizationHospitals, High-VolumeHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI hospitalsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionHealth outcomesHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHospital PCI volumeRetrospective cohort studyAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage point decreasePatient health outcomesHospital revascularizationCohort studyCoronary interventionAMI outcomesPCI volumePoint decreasePoor outcomePCI facilitiesMyocardial infarctionRelative increaseHospital openingPatientsHospital availabilityHospitalHospital closures
2021
Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Mortazavi BJ, Hurley NC, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP, Berkowitz AP, Masoudi FA, Messenger JC, Parzynski CS, Ngufor CG, Girotra S, Amin AP, Shah ND, Desai NR. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037748. PMID: 33616664, PMCID: PMC7900859, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAssisted CirculationCross-Sectional StudiesExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart ArrestHeart-Assist DevicesHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHospitals, TeachingHumansIntra-Aortic Balloon PumpingMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk FactorsShock, CardiogenicConceptsMicroaxial left ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pumpLeft ventricular assist devicePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory support devicesCardiogenic shockHospital-level variationSignificant hospital-level variationCirculatory support devicesMCS devicesUse of IABPDevice useMedian proportionAcute Myocardial Infarction ComplicatedCardiology-National Cardiovascular Data RegistryChest Pain-MI RegistryLimited clinical trial evidenceNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryMyocardial Infarction ComplicatedFirst medical contactSupport devicesClinical trial evidenceExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCoronary artery stenosis
2017
Comparing Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Large Teaching and Urban Hospitals in China and the United States
Zheng Z, Zhang H, Yuan X, Rao C, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Hu S. Comparing Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Large Teaching and Urban Hospitals in China and the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003327. PMID: 28611187, PMCID: PMC5482563, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChinaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalenceProcess Assessment, Health CarePropensity ScoreQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsIsolated CABG surgeryCoronary artery bypassUrban hospitalHospital mortalityArtery bypassCABG surgeryChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryTotal hospital stayCardiac Surgery RegistryCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLarge teachingLength of staySignificant mortality differenceHospital staySecondary outcomesArtery diseasePrimary outcomeMedian lengthComparing outcomesInpatient SampleMortality differencesHigher ageHigh mortalityHospitalHospital Characteristics Associated With Risk-standardized Readmission Rates
Horwitz LI, Bernheim SM, Ross JS, Herrin J, Grady JN, Krumholz HM, Drye EE, Lin Z. Hospital Characteristics Associated With Risk-standardized Readmission Rates. Medical Care 2017, 55: 528-534. PMID: 28319580, PMCID: PMC5426655, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000713.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Horwitz LI, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bernheim S, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Hines HJ, Ross JS. Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The BMJ 2015, 350: h447. PMID: 25665806, PMCID: PMC4353286, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesConceptsReadmission ratesHospital volumeRetrospective cross-sectional studyUS acute care hospitalsHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyMedical cancer treatmentCare hospitalAdult dischargesHospital characteristicsMedicare feeCancer treatmentHospitalAssociationDaysService dataPatientsCardiovascularGynecologyQuintileNeurology
2012
Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era
Fox JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 16: 2112-2119. PMID: 22948842, PMCID: PMC3670114, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2018-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopy rateLaparoscopic colectomyShorter hospitalizationColon resectionHospital mortalityPostoperative morbidityLow postoperative morbidity rateHigher laparoscopy ratePostoperative morbidity rateRisk-standardized outcomesLow postoperative morbidityShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleShort-term outcomesHigher procedure volumeHospital stayComparable morbidityRandomized trialsMorbidity rateInvasive eraInpatient SampleOutcomes AssociatedColectomyMortality rateProcedure volume