2023
CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching.
Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary stroke prevention medicationsStroke prevention medicationsEmergency departmentPrevention medicationsEchocardiography evaluationPosterior circulation strokeProportion of patientsGroup of patientsPhysical examination findingsNeuroimaging resultsUse of MRIReview of systemsGreater frequencyPropensity-score matchingExamination findingsRetrospective studyED readmissionMedical historyHead CTClinical impactMRI examinationsBrain MRINeck CTADizzinessPatientsThe Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018
Li Y, You S, Lee K, Yaesoubi R, Hsu K, Gift T, Chesson H, Berruti A, Salomon J, Rönn M. The Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 227: 1007-1018. PMID: 36806950, PMCID: PMC10112678, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime QALYsSubstantial health lossesDuration of infectionCost-effectiveness analysisGenital chlamydiaInfection interventionTotal QALYsIncident infectionsChronic sequelaeInfection helpGonorrheaAge groupsChlamydiaInfectionMultivariate sensitivity analysisHealth lossTrichomoniasisQALYWomenSequelaeUnited StatesPrevention policiesQALYsPopulation levelLifetime quality
2022
Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018
Lee K, You S, Li Y, Chesson H, Gift TL, Berruti AA, Hsu K, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Rönn M. Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: e810-e819. PMID: 35684943, PMCID: PMC9907519, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCongenital syphilisHealth lossLife yearsNumber of QALYsTerms of QALYsLifetime numberBurden of syphilisSubstantial health lossesManagement of syphilisLifetime quality-adjusted life yearsAverage lifetime numberCost-effectiveness analysisPrimary infectionOverall burdenSyphilisNatural historyInfectionHealth impactsMSMChildrenMothersUnited StatesBurdenDecision tree model
2021
Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations.
Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck CTAED visitsEmergency departmentNonroutine communicationSingle health care systemAdult ED visitsSubset of reportsRadiologist communicationResult communicationPatient's chief concernHealth care systemFrequency of headCTA utilizationAcute findingsClinical presentationED settingPatient selectionIncidental findingClinical impactCTA examinationsCare systemCTAVisitsHigher numberNegative resultsReducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Study
Yaesoubi R, Mahin M, Martin G, Paltiel AD, Sharifi M. Reducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Study. Medical Decision Making 2021, 42: 217-227. PMID: 34166146, PMCID: PMC8702569, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x211023203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-exposed pregnancyUnintended pregnancyPublic health effortsAlcohol abstinenceHealth effortsDifferent public health strategiesPublic health strategiesPrevalence of alcoholFamily Growth dataAwareness of pregnancyReproductive ageEffective contraceptionLive birthsContraceptive useUS womenHealth strategiesPregnancyWoman's riskPrevalenceDrinking patternsSexual activityWomenAbstinenceAlcoholic drinksNational survey
2018
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda
Yap A, Muzira A, Cheung M, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda. Surgery 2018, 164: 953-959. PMID: 29801729, PMCID: PMC6399742, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Making, OrganizationalDecision TreesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLife ExpectancyMaleModels, EconomicMonte Carlo MethodOperating RoomsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTreatment OutcomeUgandaConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioPediatric operating roomDisability-adjusted life-year avertedStatistical life approachNet economic benefitsCost-effectiveness thresholdLife-year avertedCost-effectiveness analysisAverage life expectancySub-Saharan AfricaMonetary benefitsSensitivity analysisWorthwhile investmentEconomic benefitsOne-wayLow-income settingsTree templatePediatric surgical capacityLife approachFuture decisionsLife expectancyCostInvestment