2023
Risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection and hospitalization in individuals with comorbidities
Smits P, Gratzl S, Simonov M, Nachimuthu S, Goodwin Cartwright B, Wang M, Baker C, Rodriguez P, Bogiages M, Althouse B, Stucky N. Risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection and hospitalization in individuals with comorbidities. Vaccine 2023, 41: 2447-2455. PMID: 36803895, PMCID: PMC9933320, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial inequality in COVID-treatment and in-hospital length of stay in the US over time
Althouse B, Baker C, Smits P, Gratzl S, Lee R, Cartwright B, Simonov M, Wang M, Stucky N. Racial inequality in COVID-treatment and in-hospital length of stay in the US over time. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 10: 1074775. PMID: 36711416, PMCID: PMC9876573, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1074775.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury: multicenter, randomized clinical trial
Wilson FP, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Partridge C, Moreira E, Arora T, Biswas A, Feldman H, Garg AX, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Latham S, Li F, Lin H, Mansour SG, Moledina DG, Palevsky PM, Parikh CR, Simonov M, Testani J, Ugwuowo U. Electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury: multicenter, randomized clinical trial. The BMJ 2021, 372: m4786. PMID: 33461986, PMCID: PMC8034420, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryElectronic health record alertsKidney injuryPrimary outcomeMedical recordsYale New Haven Health SystemCare practicesGlobal Outcomes creatinine criteriaLarge tertiary care centerComposite of progressionDays of randomizationReceipt of dialysisPrespecified secondary outcomesTertiary care centerPatients' medical recordsSmall community hospitalNon-teaching hospitalsElectronic health recordsCreatinine criteriaUsual careSecondary outcomesAdult inpatientsKidney diseaseClinical centersWorse outcomesThe Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Moledina DG, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Alausa J, Arora T, Biswas A, Cantley LG, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Huang C, Mansour SG, Martin M, Peixoto A, Schulz W, Subair L, Testani JM, Ugwuowo U, Young P, Wilson FP. The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 490-499.e1. PMID: 33422598, PMCID: PMC7791318, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinCreatinineDiureticsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsAcute kidney injurySARS-CoV-2Cohort studyRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryYale New Haven Health SystemHigher inflammatory marker levelsMore acute kidney injuryCox proportional hazards modelMulticenter cohort studyHigh rateInflammatory marker levelsTraditional risk factorsProportional hazards modelCoronavirus disease 2019KDIGO criteriaNephrotoxin exposureKidney injuryInjury independentUnivariable analysisNasopharyngeal samplesMarker levels
2020
Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Increases Risk of Incident Kidney Stones
Simonov M, Abel EA, Skanderson M, Masoud A, Hauser RG, Brandt CA, Wilson FP, Laine L. Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Increases Risk of Incident Kidney Stones. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 19: 72-79.e21. PMID: 32147588, PMCID: PMC7483196, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.02.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitorsPPI useKidney stonesCohort studyLevothyroxine useTime-varying Cox proportional hazardsHistamine-2 receptor antagonistsPropensity score-matched subsetIncident kidney stonesUrinary ion concentrationsLarge cohort studyCox proportional hazardsPropensity matching analysisDose-dependent increaseNegative control exposureH2RA usePPI usersMost patientsPPI usageAcid suppressionAdjusted analysisMedication usageRetrospective studyPump inhibitorsUnadjusted analyses
2019
A simple real-time model for predicting acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients in the US: A descriptive modeling study
Simonov M, Ugwuowo U, Moreira E, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Martin M, Testani J, Wilson FP. A simple real-time model for predicting acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients in the US: A descriptive modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002861. PMID: 31306408, PMCID: PMC6629054, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutDecision Support TechniquesElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsAcute kidney injuryImminent acute kidney injuryElectronic health recordsKidney injuryHospital 1Prediction of AKIRenal replacement therapyOptimal treatment strategyLaboratory dataReceiver operator characteristic curveInternal validation setAKI occurrenceAKI severityHospitalized adultsMedical comorbiditiesOverall cohortAdverse eventsHospitalized patientsSurgical wardsSignificant morbidityReplacement therapyExternal validation data setsHospital 2Hospital 3Study hospital
2015
Navigating venous access: A guide for hospitalists
Simonov M, Pittiruti M, Rickard CM, Chopra V. Navigating venous access: A guide for hospitalists. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 471-478. PMID: 25755150, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous access devicesVenous accessVascular accessAppropriate vascular accessHospital-based careRelevant anatomical considerationsInpatient providersHospital settingAnatomical considerationsClinical experienceRelative indicationsFrontline cliniciansAccess devicesContraindicationsPatientsAvailable dataCliniciansHospitalistsCare