2021
The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States
Becher RD, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Desai MM, Gill TM. The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 277: 87-92. PMID: 34261884, PMCID: PMC8758792, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryOlder personsCumulative riskNational HealthCommunity-living older personsHigh-quality surgical careNon-frail groupPopulation-based incidenceService Medicare beneficiariesMedicaid Services dataCumulative risk estimatesProspective longitudinal studyUnited States agesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsRepresentative incidenceFrail groupAdjusted incidenceGeriatric populationProbable dementiaSurgical carePersons 85Medicare beneficiariesSurgeryVulnerable subgroups
2014
Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011
Mody PS, Wang Y, Geirsson A, Kim N, Desai MM, Gupta A, Dodson JA, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 920-928. PMID: 25336626, PMCID: PMC4380171, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
From Here to JUPITER
Spatz ES, Canavan ME, Desai MM. From Here to JUPITER. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 41-48. PMID: 20031811, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.832592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesC-Reactive ProteinEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHealth SurveysHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInflammation MediatorsLipoproteins, LDLMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinLow-density lipoproteinStatin therapyC-reactive proteinElevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levelsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein levelsElevated low-density lipoprotein levelsGoal low-density lipoproteinIntervention Trial Evaluating RosuvastatinC-reactive protein levelsOlder personsLow-density lipoprotein levelsUse of statinsNutrition Examination SurveyCardiovascular riskMetabolic syndromeLipoprotein levelsPrimary preventionExamination SurveyTreatment recommendationsNational HealthElderly adultsTherapyStatinsOlder adults
2003
Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons
Inouye SK, Bogardus ST, Vitagliano G, Desai MM, Williams CS, Grady JN, Scinto JD. Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons. Medical Care 2003, 41: 70-83. PMID: 12544545, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200301000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesComorbidityCost of IllnessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingGeriatric AssessmentHealth StatusHospitalizationHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMortalityPneumoniaProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AdjustmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsGroup IHazard ratioIllness scoresOverall mortalityC-statisticElderly personsHospitalized older personsHigh-risk diagnosesRisk adjustment indexProspective cohortValidation cohortDevelopment cohortUniversity HospitalPhysiologic abnormalitiesRisk factorsFunctional impairmentRisk groupsMedicine serviceMortality predictionMortality rateGroup IICohortOlder personsFinal modelGroup III
2001
Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization.
Gill T, Desai M, Gahbauer E, Holford T, Williams C. Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 135: 313-21. PMID: 11529694, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationRestricted activityOlder personsProspective cohort studyEmergency department visitsMonthly telephone interviewsPhysician office visitsLarge health planYears of ageHealth-related problemsCohort studyDepartment visitsHospital admissionOffice visitsFunctional statusMedical attentionHigh riskHealth plansTelephone interviewsMonthsConsecutive monthsEpisodesDisability