2023
Incidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Weinstein E, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Tate J, Akgün K, King J, Re V. Incidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340457. PMID: 37906194, PMCID: PMC10618849, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total knee arthroplastyProsthetic joint infectionTotal knee arthroplastyIncidence rate ratiosLate prosthetic joint infectionsPostoperative periodIncidence rateCohort studyOverall cohortJoint infectionKnee arthroplastyVeterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataElective primary total knee arthroplastyEarly prosthetic joint infectionHepatitis C virus infectionQuality Improvement Program dataVeterans Affairs Corporate Data WarehouseAutoimmune inflammatory arthritisPostoperative antibiotic useC virus infectionRisk factor modificationChronic kidney diseasePeripheral artery diseaseLate postoperative periodYears of careValidation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs
Feder S, Zhan Y, Abel E, Smith D, Ersek M, Fried T, Redeker N, Akgün K. Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 66: e475-e483. PMID: 37364737, PMCID: PMC10527602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist palliative careInpatient encountersCurrent Procedural TerminologyPalliative careICD-9/ICDICD-9/10 codesCohort of peopleVeterans Affairs facilitiesStop codeNegative predictive valueElectronic health recordsChart reviewHeart failureAdministrative databasesSpecific clinicPredictive valueICD codesProcedural TerminologyVeterans AffairsOutpatientsHealth recordsAdministrative dataReference standardCareConsultation
2019
Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV
McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK, Crystal S, Akgün K, Crothers K, Gibert CL, Nieves-Lugo K, Womack J, Tate J, Fillenbaum GG. Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1034-1043. PMID: 30963773, PMCID: PMC6862951, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCS scoresPhysical functioningWhite HIVHIV statusMale veteransHealth behaviorsSF-12 physical component summary scorePhysical component summary scoreLower body mass indexHealth conditionsBetter PCS scoresPoorer PCS scoreHIV-negative menLower PCS scoresComponent summary scoresBody mass indexViral load countOlder male veteransChronic health conditionsLack of exerciseBetter health behaviorsWhite male veteransAssociation of demographicGeneral U.S. populationLow socioeconomic status
2017
The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection
Triplette M, Attia E, Akgün K, Campo M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Pipavath S, Shahrir S, Wongtrakool C, Goetz M, Kim J, Soo Hoo G, Brown ST, Crothers K. The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: e23-e29. PMID: 27716727, PMCID: PMC5140705, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV subjectsChronic coughRespiratory symptomsAirflow obstructionWalk distanceRadiographic emphysemaAssociation of emphysemaHIV uninfected subjectsPulmonary function testingCross-sectional analysisPulmonary symptomsCohort studyHIV infectionHIV statusFunction testingClinical impactEmphysemaEmphysema severitySmoking behaviorMild formSymptomsCoughGreater burdenPhlegmHealth effects
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes