2015
Mortality among patients with pleural effusion undergoing thoracentesis
DeBiasi EM, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo K, Kookoolis A, Argento AC, Puchalski J. Mortality among patients with pleural effusion undergoing thoracentesis. European Respiratory Journal 2015, 46: 495-502. PMID: 25837039, PMCID: PMC4857137, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00217114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePleural effusionRenal failureHeart failureBenign etiologyMalignant effusionsHigh mortalityBilateral pleural effusionLong-term mortalityMortality of patientsProspective cohort studyMalignant pleural effusionBaseline characteristicsChart reviewCohort studyNonmalignant effusionsPoor prognosisHigh riskPatientsEffusionStandardised criteriaThoracentesisMortalityEtiologyFailure
2014
Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions
Kookoolis AS, Puchalski JT, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions. Journal Of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine 2014, 4: 184. PMID: 25977841, PMCID: PMC4428160, DOI: 10.4172/2161-105x.1000184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeverity of illnessShort-term survival benefitPleural effusionSurvival benefitPulmonary diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalTerm survival benefitMedical servicesCause mortalityHazard ratioHospital admissionHospitalized patientsMedical patientsMalignant effusionsMedical recordsMedical populationsProtective effectHigh riskPatientsEffusionThoracentesesLarger studyMortalityIllnessOne-year
2006
High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results
Friedman LN, Nash ER, Bryant J, Henry S, Shi J, D'Amato J, Khaled GH, Russi MB, O'Connor PG, Edberg SC, Pisani MA, Cain HC, Tanoue L, Weissman DN. High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2006, 27: 436-441. PMID: 16671022, DOI: 10.1086/503690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantiFERON-TB testTuberculin skin testPrevious tuberculin skin testTST statusInitial tuberculin skin testPositive tuberculin skin testSecond tuberculin skin testPositive skin test resultsExperienced healthcare workersNegative TST resultsTST-negative groupSkin test resultsTST protocolWhole blood assaysNegative resultsPositive resultsTuberculosis exposureImmunocompetent subjectsQuantiFERON testSkin testTST resultsMedical recordsInduration diameterHealthcare workersHigh risk