2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of trauma
2007
Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity
2001
Where Is the Vision for Fall Prevention?
Tinetti M. Where Is the Vision for Fall Prevention? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 676-677. PMID: 11380766, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients
Inouye S, Wagner D, Acampora D, Horwitz R, Cooney L, Hurst L, Tinetti M. A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1993, 8: 645-652. PMID: 8120679, DOI: 10.1007/bf02598279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSingle-Blind MethodConceptsFunctional declineRisk factorsMedical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortHospitalized elderly medical patientsIndependent baseline risk factorsLow social activity levelNumber of RFsPredictive indexBaseline risk factorsGeneral medical wardsProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalElderly medical patientsRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathSocial activity levelsComparable patientsCohort studyElderly patientsMedical wards