1995
The influence of socioeconomic status on change in health status after hospitalization
Guadagnoli E, Cleary P, Mcneil B. The influence of socioeconomic status on change in health status after hospitalization. Social Science & Medicine 1995, 40: 1399-1406. PMID: 7638648, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00266-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-SES patientsHigh-income patientsHealth statusChest painSurgical patientsHospital recordsSocioeconomic statusDaily livingUniversity-affiliated teaching hospitalLow-SES patientsHealth status scoresPatients' hospital recordsWorse health statusHospital dischargeHospital admissionStatus scoreTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesPatientsBasic activitiesHospitalizationPainAmount of declineAdmissionVariety of outcomes
1994
ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures
Cullen D, Apolone G, Greenfield S, Guadagnoli E, Cleary P. ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 3-9. PMID: 8024356, PMCID: PMC1234280, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199407000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAnesthesiologyCaliforniaCholecystectomyDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHip ProsthesisHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMassachusettsMiddle AgedMorbidityOffice VisitsPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisProstatectomySeverity of Illness IndexSocieties, MedicalConceptsLength of stayASA-PS scoreTotal hip replacementComplication rateTransurethral prostatectomySurgical patientsAnesthesiologists physical status scoreLonger LOSPreoperative risk factorsPostoperative complication rateASA physical statusPhysician office visitsHigh complication rateCase-mix differencesAcademic medical centerSelf-administered questionnairePostoperative morbidityCoexistent diseasePhysician visitsSurgical morbidityOffice visitsStatus scoreMedical recordsRisk factorsMedical CenterDifferences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis
Katz J, Wright E, Guadagnoli E, Liang M, Karlson E, Cleary P. Differences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1994, 37: 687-694. PMID: 8185695, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor orthopedic surgeryWorse functional statusFunctional status scoresFunctional statusSpinal stenosisDegenerative arthritisClinical characteristicsStatus scoreOrthopedic surgeryPreoperative functional status scoreDegenerative lumbar spinal stenosisAdvanced degenerative arthritisTime of laminectomyOutcome of surgeryDegenerative spinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisBody mass indexGreater functional improvementTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySelf-administered questionnaireHospital complicationsConsecutive patientsComorbid conditions