2005
A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool
Apkon M, Mattera JA, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Carbone M, Holmboe ES, Gross CP, Selter JG, Rich AS, Krumholz HM. A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2388-2394. PMID: 16287768, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.20.2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAttitude of Health PersonnelCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support Systems, ClinicalFemaleFloridaHealth ResourcesHospitals, MilitaryHumansKentuckyMaleMass ScreeningMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SatisfactionPreventive MedicineQuality of Health CareConceptsProvider satisfactionAmbulatory clinic visitsUsual care patientsDays of enrollmentQuality process measuresQuality of careProportion of opportunitiesUsual careClinic visitsOutpatient trialSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAcute carePatient satisfactionIntervention groupHealth care opportunitiesPatientsClinical decisionCare opportunitiesPharmacy resourcesPreventive measuresProcess measuresCareMedical resourcesModest improvement
2003
Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 307-314. PMID: 12535827, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02698-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionCABG surgeryDepressive symptomsHospital readmissionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureLow physical functionMore depressive symptomsFirst CABGGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsHeart failureIllness severityMedical recordsWorse outcomesClinical dataFemale genderHigh riskSide effects