2015
Association of COPD With Risk for Pulmonary Infections Requiring Hospitalization in HIV-Infected Veterans
Attia EF, McGinnis KA, Feemster LC, Akgün KM, Butt AA, Graber CJ, Fine MJ, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Pisani MA, Tindle HA, Brown ST, Hoo G, Rimland D, Gibert CL, Huang L, Freiberg MS, Hough CL, Crothers K. Association of COPD With Risk for Pulmonary Infections Requiring Hospitalization in HIV-Infected Veterans. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 70: 280-288. PMID: 26181820, PMCID: PMC4607625, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommunity-acquired pneumoniaPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaIndependent risk factorIncidence rate ratiosPulmonary infectionRisk factorsAssociation of COPDBurden of COPDVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortRisk of CAPMultivariable Poisson regression modelsBaseline comorbid conditionsDifferent pulmonary infectionsInfections Requiring HospitalizationCD4 cell countHIV viral loadChronic lung diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable Poisson regressionUnadjusted incidence rateNinth Revision codesPoisson regression modelsJirovecii pneumoniaPulmonary tuberculosis
2013
Risk Factors for Hospitalization and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Admission Among HIV-Infected Veterans
Akgün KM, Gordon K, Pisani M, Fried T, McGinnis KA, Tate JP, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Justice AC, Crothers K. Risk Factors for Hospitalization and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Admission Among HIV-Infected Veterans. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 52-59. PMID: 23111572, PMCID: PMC4182723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318278f3fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACS Index scoreMedical intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionMICU admissionIndex scoreRisk factorsHazardous alcohol useVACS IndexUnit admissionCurrent smokingChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAlcohol useNon-AIDS diseasesVA administrative databasesMultivariable Cox regressionSurvival of HIVObstructive pulmonary diseaseAging Cohort StudyElectronic medical recordsAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityPrior AIDSPrior cancer
2012
Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons
Akgün KM, Crothers K, Pisani M. Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2012, 67A: 276-291. PMID: 22337938, PMCID: PMC3297767, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAsthmaFemaleHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIncidenceLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsMalePneumoniaPrevalencePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsOlder patientsPulmonary diseaseCommon pulmonary diseasesQuality of lifePulmonary symptomsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommon clinical presentationObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCommon pulmonary disordersMedical comorbiditiesClinical presentationPulmonary fibrosisLung cancerMultiple etiologiesPulmonary disordersRisk factorsPrevalence increasesDisease prevalence increasesPatientsOlder personsDiseaseMortalityDyspneaComorbidities