Seasonal variation in hospitalization outcomes in patients admitted for heart failure in the United States
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Adegbala O, Alliu S, Sheikh M, Singh M, Ahmed A, Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Levine D. Seasonal variation in hospitalization outcomes in patients admitted for heart failure in the United States. Clinical Cardiology 2017, 40: 1105-1111. PMID: 28873233, PMCID: PMC6490330, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPrevalenceRisk FactorsSeasonsSex FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultEffect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Orhurhu V, Ibrahim W, Kumar K, Alliu S, Nas H, Levine D, Weinberger J. Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 831-837. PMID: 28689752, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient mortalityFemale patientsGovernment hospitalsHospitalization outcomesHospital ownershipSignificant differencesCharge of hospitalizationRoutine home dischargeHeart failure hospitalizationMean lengthNational Inpatient SampleCost of hospitalizationHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationHome dischargeHospital dischargeMale patientsInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisProfit hospitalsHospitalizationMedian costMedian chargeMortality rateHospital