1993
Predictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization
Solomon D, Wagner D, Marenberg M, Acampora D, Cooney L, Inouye S. Predictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 961-966. PMID: 8409182, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06762.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityConfidence IntervalsEducational StatusFemaleForecastingGeriatric AssessmentHealth PlanningHealth Services ResearchHome Care ServicesHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportConceptsHome health care useHealth care useRisk factorsAcute careElderly patientsSurgical patientsCare useHHC useProspective cohort studyRisk factor presentUniversity Teaching HospitalCohort studyHospital dischargeMedian durationIndependent predictorsSurgical wardsRisk strataDischarge planningTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily livingElderly populationHHC agenciesStudy catchment areaPatients
1991
Misdiagnosis of Reye's-like Illness
FORSYTH B, SHAPIRO E, HORWITZ R, VISCOLI C, ACAMPORA D. Misdiagnosis of Reye's-like Illness. JAMA Pediatrics 1991, 145: 964-966. PMID: 1877570, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1991.02160090014005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Relation of peak creatine kinase levels during acute myocardial infarction to presence or absence of previous manifestations of myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris or healed myocardial infarction)
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Goldman J, Cabin H. Relation of peak creatine kinase levels during acute myocardial infarction to presence or absence of previous manifestations of myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris or healed myocardial infarction). The American Journal Of Cardiology 1988, 62: 534-537. PMID: 3414544, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90650-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPositive history groupCK-MB levelsPeak CK-MB levelPeak creatine kinase levelPrevious anginaCreatine kinase levelsMyocardial infarctionKinase levelsMean peak creatine kinase levelPrevious coronary artery bypassRecent acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassBeta-blocking agentsLarge myocardial infarctionHistory groupHigher peak CKArtery bypassHospital complicationsStreptokinase administrationMyocardial ischemiaPeak CKAnginaPrevious historyPatientsA Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain
Goldman L, Cook E, Brand D, Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Acampora D, Stasiulewicz C, Walshon J, Terranova G, Gottlieb L, Kobernick M, Goldstein-Wayne B, Copen D, Daley K, Brandt A, Jones D, Mellors J, Jakubowski R. A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 797-803. PMID: 3280998, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary care unitAdmission of patientsCare unitMyocardial infarctionUnaided physiciansChest painAcute chest painAbsence of infarctionEmergency department patientsCareful clinical judgmentPresence of infarctionDepartment patientsIntensive careEmergent complicationsUniversity HospitalAppropriate triageCommunity hospitalClinical dataInfarctionPatientsClinical judgmentAdmissionHospitalPhysiciansPain
1987
Clinical characteristics and natural history of patients with acute myocardial infarction sent home from the emergency room
Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Brand D, Acampora D, Stasiulewicz C, Walshon J, Terranova G, Gottlieb L, Goldstein-Wayne B, Copen D, Daley K, Brandt A, Mellors J, Jakubowski R, Cook E, Goldman L. Clinical characteristics and natural history of patients with acute myocardial infarction sent home from the emergency room. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1987, 60: 219-224. PMID: 3618483, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(87)90217-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionEmergency roomMissed Acute Myocardial InfarctionPrior acute myocardial infarctionShort-term mortality rateProspective multicenter investigationAcute chest painIschemic electrocardiographic changesAdmission of patientsEmergency room patientsChest painIschemic painClinical characteristicsElectrocardiographic evidencePersistent symptomsAMI patientsElectrocardiographic changesMulticenter investigationSame hospitalTypical presentationRoom patientsIndependent reviewersPatientsMortality rateSensitivity of routine clinical criteria for diagnosing myocardial infarction within 24 hours of hospitalization.
Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Brand D, Cook E, Acampora D, Goldman L. Sensitivity of routine clinical criteria for diagnosing myocardial infarction within 24 hours of hospitalization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 106: 181-6. PMID: 3800180, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-106-2-181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic painHours of admissionMyocardial infarctionIschemic painChest painEnzyme abnormalitiesDiagnostic criteriaRecurrent chest painAcute chest painHours of hospitalizationIntermediate care unitRoutine clinical criteriaCare unitClinical criteriaCommunity hospitalInfarctionPainPatientsEnzyme testingAdmissionAbnormalitiesIndependent testing setHoursSufficient periodHospitalization
1985
Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Chalmer B, Wackers F. Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 1137-1141. PMID: 3920520, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198505023121801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionInitial electrocardiogramCare unitMyocardial infarctionPositive electrocardiogramIn-Hospital ComplicationsNegative initial electrocardiogramPredictors of complicationsIntermediate care unitEvidence of infarctionBundle branch blockVentricular hypertrophyNegative electrocardiogramHospital costsComplicationsPatientsPatient careInfarctionElectrocardiogramLower likelihoodIschemiaAdmissionHypertrophy
1983
Adequacy of Antitetanus Prophylaxis in Six Hospital Emergency Rooms
Brand D, Acampora D, Gottlieb L, Glancy K, Frazier W. Adequacy of Antitetanus Prophylaxis in Six Hospital Emergency Rooms. New England Journal Of Medicine 1983, 309: 636-640. PMID: 6888430, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198309153091104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital emergency roomAntitetanus prophylaxisEmergency roomOpen soft tissue injuriesHuman tetanus immunoglobulinMechanism of injurySoft tissue injuriesAdverse drug reactionsCost of carePast immunizationsTetanus immunoglobulinDrug reactionsTetanus toxoidDevitalized tissueImmunization protocolHigh riskDifferent hospitalsWound depthPatientsInjuryLower likelihoodProphylaxisTetanusPhysiciansBacterial contamination