2015
Resource Use in the Last Year of Life Among Patients Who Died With Versus of Prostate Cancer
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y, Stewart SB, Curtis LH, George DJ, Reed SD. Resource Use in the Last Year of Life Among Patients Who Died With Versus of Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2015, 14: 28-37.e2. PMID: 26382223, PMCID: PMC4698191, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-Medicare dataEnd of lifeProstate cancerOutpatient settingOutpatient useRetrospective analysisMore hospicesLower mean inpatient costsSkilled nursing facility daysIntensive care unit daysIntensive care unit useJudicious careAndrogen deprivation therapyOverall health care costsUse of chemotherapyMean inpatient costsMultiple invasive proceduresHealth care costsSignificant financial burdenDeprivation therapyNoncancer causesICU useSingle strongest predictorUnit daysInpatient costs
2012
Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial
DeWitt EM, Grussemeyer CA, Friedman JY, Dinan MA, Lin L, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial. Value In Health 2012, 15: 277-283. PMID: 22433759, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung functionMild impairmentCystic fibrosisClinical trialsAeruginosa colonizationHealth Utilities Index Mark 2/3Study case report formsPrimary end pointNationwide Inpatient SampleDirect medical costsMulticenter clinical trialP. aeruginosa colonizationPseudomonas aeruginosa colonizationMean annual costCase report formsLong-term useUtility estimatesEmergency visitsHospital admissionDornase alfaMedication costsRandomized trialsMean ageFemale sexInpatient Sample