1988
Identification of Factors Associated with the Diagnosis of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients
Levkoff S, Safran C, Cleary P, Gallop J, Phillips R. Identification of Factors Associated with the Diagnosis of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1988, 36: 1099-1104. PMID: 3192888, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionLow serum albuminTract infectionsHospital stayRisk factorsElevated white blood cell countWhite blood cell countRisk of deliriumDiagnosis of deliriumBlood cell countCases of deliriumMajor teaching hospitalHospital mortalityDischarge diagnosisHospital chargesSame hospitalTeaching hospitalDeliriumFactors AssociatedPatientsCell countAdmissionInfectionSerum albuminStay
1987
Predicting emergency readmissions for patients discharged from the medical service of a teaching hospital
Phillips R, Safran C, Cleary P, Delbanco T. Predicting emergency readmissions for patients discharged from the medical service of a teaching hospital. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 400-405. PMID: 3694300, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency readmissionRenal diseaseTeaching hospitalAcute care teaching hospitalGreater hospital chargesDays of dischargeRisk factor profileElevated anion gapAvailable clinical dataMedical servicesReadmitted patientsLonger hospitalizationPatient demographicsPrior admissionClinical factorsHeart failureDischarge diagnosisHospital chargesRelative riskClinical dataAnion gapReadmissionReduced riskPatientsFactor profileHip fracture
Campion E, Jette A, Cleary P, Harris B. Hip fracture. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 78-82. PMID: 3559780, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital complicationsHip fracturePrefracture functional statusRecent hip fractureCent of patientsHip fracture patientsUrinary tract infectionHeart rhythm disturbancesHigh-cost patientsStepwise multivariate regressionFracture patientsPatient ageTract infectionsSurgical repairHospital chargesIntertrochanteric fracturesProspective studyFunctional statusRhythm disturbancesHospital costsFunctional impairmentPatientsStayMean length