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Real-Time Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Adults: Implementation and Proof of Concept
Ugwuowo U, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Saran I, Partridge C, Biswas A, Martin M, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Simonov M, Mansour SG, Vela R, Testani JM, Rao V, Rentfro K, Obeid W, Parikh CR, Wilson FP. Real-Time Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Adults: Implementation and Proof of Concept. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2020, 76: 806-814.e1. PMID: 32505812, PMCID: PMC8667815, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAKI alertsHospitalized adultsKidney injuryUrban tertiary care hospitalAcute kidney injurySerum creatinine levelsObservational cohort studyTertiary care hospitalSerum creatinine concentrationBeats/minElectronic health recordsAKI diagnosisCohort studyCreatinine levelsInpatient mortalitySystolic bloodFractional excretionCenter studyBlood biomarkersUnivariable associationsUrine microscopyCreatinine concentrationClinical careElevated riskUrea nitrogen
2022
Blood pressure response to commonly administered antihypertensives for severe inpatient hypertension
Ghazi L, Li F, Chen X, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Hanna J, Shah T, Peixoto AJ, Wilson FP. Blood pressure response to commonly administered antihypertensives for severe inpatient hypertension. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265497. PMID: 35385506, PMCID: PMC8985959, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTN developmentSevere hypertensionOral hydralazineOral carvedilolIntensive care unit patientsBlood pressure elevationCare unit patientsAssociation of treatmentSingle healthcare systemAntihypertensive treatmentCommon antihypertensivesInpatient hypertensionOral amlodipinePrescribed antihypertensivesOral metoprololClinical characteristicsCohort studyUnit patientsBP responseHospitalized patientsPressure elevationBP changesLower BPHypertensionHydralazineSevere inpatient hypertension prevalence and blood pressure response to antihypertensive treatment
Ghazi L, Li F, Chen X, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Hanna J, Shah T, Townsend R, Peixoto A, Wilson FP. Severe inpatient hypertension prevalence and blood pressure response to antihypertensive treatment. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2022, 24: 339-349. PMID: 35174627, PMCID: PMC8925013, DOI: 10.1111/jch.14431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere hypertensionBlood pressure responseBP elevationUntreated patientsCox proportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyPressure responseProportional hazards modelAntihypertensive treatmentInpatient hypertensionMore comorbiditiesPossible overtreatmentHospitalized adultsCohort studyHypertension prevalenceArterial pressureHospitalized patientsTreatment guidelinesHypertensionGreater rateHazards modelPatientsAntihypertensivesTreatmentAdmission
2019
A simple real-time model for predicting acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients in the US: A descriptive modeling study
Simonov M, Ugwuowo U, Moreira E, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Martin M, Testani J, Wilson FP. A simple real-time model for predicting acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients in the US: A descriptive modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002861. PMID: 31306408, PMCID: PMC6629054, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutDecision Support TechniquesElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsAcute kidney injuryImminent acute kidney injuryElectronic health recordsKidney injuryHospital 1Prediction of AKIRenal replacement therapyOptimal treatment strategyLaboratory dataReceiver operator characteristic curveInternal validation setAKI occurrenceAKI severityHospitalized adultsMedical comorbiditiesOverall cohortAdverse eventsHospitalized patientsSurgical wardsSignificant morbidityReplacement therapyExternal validation data setsHospital 2Hospital 3Study hospital
2013
Sundays and Mortality in Patients with AKI
Wilson FP, Yang W, Schrauben S, Machado C, Lin JJ, Feldman HI. Sundays and Mortality in Patients with AKI. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 8: 1863-1869. PMID: 23970128, PMCID: PMC3817908, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03540413.Peer-Reviewed Original Research