2023
Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System
Rao A, Alnababteh M, Avila-Quintero V, Flores J, Laing N, Boyd D, Yu J, Ahmed N, Groninger H, Zaaqoq A. Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 38: 472-478. PMID: 36594202, PMCID: PMC9813659, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221149956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic patientsWhite patientsClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationAverage ageSevere COVID-19 infectionRetrospective cohort studyCOVID-19 pneumoniaOdds of deathPatient demographic dataCOVID-19 infectionNon-Hispanic blacksCOVID-19Non-Hispanic whitesElectronic health recordsCohort studyPatient raceDecreased oddsRetrospective analysisProfit healthcare systemStudy populationPatientsLower average ageLower mortalityDemographic data
2021
Palliative Care for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Infection
Rao A, Zaaqoq AM, Kang IG, Vaughan EM, Flores J, Avila-Quintero VJ, Alnababteh MH, Kelemen AM, Groninger H. Palliative Care for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Infection. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2021, 38: 854-860. PMID: 33685240, PMCID: PMC7944020, DOI: 10.1177/10499091211001009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationPalliative care consultationCOVID-19 infectionPalliative care teamYears of ageCare consultationsPalliative careMembrane oxygenationIll patientsHigh morbidityCare teamNon-pain symptom managementOdds of deathPatients/familiesRates of anxietyAcademic medical centerSurrogate decision makersSymptom controlPatient characteristicsPain managementCase seriesClinical outcomesSymptom managementMedical complexityMedical Center