2007
A Randomized Trial of an Education Program to Enhance Older Driver Performance
Marottoli RA, Ness P, Araujo KL, Iannone LP, Acampora D, Charpentier P, Peduzzi P. A Randomized Trial of an Education Program to Enhance Older Driver Performance. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2007, 62: 1113-1119. PMID: 17921424, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.10.1113.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Home-based multicomponent rehabilitation program for older persons after hip fracture: A randomized trial
Tinetti M, Baker D, Gottschalk M, Williams C, Pollack D, Garrett P, Gill T, Marottoli R, Acampora D. Home-based multicomponent rehabilitation program for older persons after hip fracture: A randomized trial. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1999, 80: 916-922. PMID: 10453768, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(99)90083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulticomponent rehabilitation programUsual careHip fractureRehabilitation programExtremity strengthOlder personsBetter gait performanceSelf-care ADLDaily living (ADL) disabilityDuration of rehabilitationOptimal functional recoveryProportion of participantsRehabilitation strategiesLower extremity strengthUpper extremity strengthYears of ageHome-based rehabilitationSocial activity levelsHome care servicesPrefracture levelSurgical repairFunctional recoveryImproved outcomesGait performanceHome care agencies
1998
Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status
Rizzo J, Friedkin R, Williams C, Nabors J, Acampora D, Tinetti M. Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1174-1188. PMID: 9708590, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199808000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.ConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ServicesHealth StatusHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsLong-Term CareMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOlder personsTotal health care costsEmergency room costsHealth care utilizationSeverity of fallsAnnual hospital costsHealth Care Financing AdministrationPublic health practitionersNoninjurious fallsNursing home costsInjurious fallsCare registriesCare utilizationHospital costsFall statusMedicare populationHome healthNursing homesFall frequencyRoom costsFall severitySame time periodHealth practitioners
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 rate
1985
Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Outpatient Treatment of Burns
BOSS W, BRAND D, ACAMPORA D, BARESE S, FRAZIER W. Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Outpatient Treatment of Burns. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1985, 25: 224-227. PMID: 3981674, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198503000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection rateOutpatient burnsProphylactic antibioticsRisk factorsUntreated groupObservational cohort studyWound infection rateSize of burnCohort studyPatient ageSystemic antibioticsOutpatient treatmentEmergency roomAntibiotic useBurn injuryLarge burnsUntreated burnsRoutine useAntibioticsInjuryBurnsTreatmentGroupEtiologyInfection