2024
Digital Health Interventions for Hypertension Management in US Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
Katz M, Mszar R, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Onuma O, Lu Y, Spatz E. Digital Health Interventions for Hypertension Management in US Populations Experiencing Health Disparities. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2356070. PMID: 38353950, PMCID: PMC10867699, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.56070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital health interventionsHealth disparitiesHealth interventionsSystematic reviewSystolic BPSocial determinants of healthHypertension managementCommunity health workersFactors associated with cardiovascular diseaseDeterminants of healthLeveraging digital healthRemote BP monitoringDigital health technologiesStandard care groupMeta-analysisBlood pressureDiastolic BPPreferred Reporting ItemsControl groupSystolic BP changeBaseline to 6Random-effects modelSkilled nursingCultural tailoringSocial determinants
2019
Eating Disorder Screening: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Characteristics of the SCOFF
Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Gunderson CG, Maguen S, Masheb RM. Eating Disorder Screening: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Characteristics of the SCOFF. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 885-893. PMID: 31705473, PMCID: PMC7080881, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05478-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaSystematic reviewAnorexia nervosaStudy qualityMeta-AnalysisDSM-5Young womenDiagnostic accuracyScreening toolTrial RegistrationThis studyDiagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 toolCase-control studyPreferred Reporting ItemsDiagnostic test characteristicsCommunity-based settingsUseful screening toolNew screening toolRace/ethnicityBackgroundEating disordersClinical characteristicsPrimary careSubgroup analysisFood questionnaireGeneral populationPubMed search
2017
The “Hand-in” Project
Holleck JL, Gunderson CG, Antony SM, Gupta S, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Federman DG. The “Hand-in” Project. Southern Medical Journal 2017, 110: 694-698. PMID: 29100218, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory CareComputer SecurityContinuity of Patient CareElectronic MailEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalistsHospitalizationHumansInterprofessional RelationsMalePatient ReadmissionPhysicians, Primary CareProspective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsDerivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms
Gunderson CG, Gromisch ES, Chang JJ, Malm BJ. Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2017, 13: 164-169. PMID: 29073315, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionCAVE scoreClinical prediction modelKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyGood discriminationInpatient echocardiogramSubset of studiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsValvular diseaseECG changesElectrocardiogram changesC-statisticCardiothoracic surgeryRepeat studyFull cohortClinical modelDiseaseTTEΒ coefficientsInfarctionNumber of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes.
Perez MF, Holleck JL, Sfondrini M, Nemergut E, Gunderson CG, Federman DG. Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 69-73. PMID: 29738148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of consultsEmergency departmentProspective observational studyPatient flowComorbidity scoreInpatient mortalityED lengthAuthors' cohortPhysician consultationObservational studyMedian response timeStay durationConvenience sampleCohortOutcomesMortalityConsultsAgeNumber of servicesED shiftMinutesPatientsStay
2016
Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections
Gunderson CG, Holleck JL, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Gupta S. Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1176-1177. PMID: 27311510, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsMRSA infectionTissue infectionsPrevalence populationsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationMRSA soft tissue infectionsStaphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationHigh-prevalence populationsLow-prevalence populationsPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioNasal MRSALikelihood ratioNasal colonizationClinical utilityInfectionDiagnostic accuracyAdmissionHospitalPopulationMRSAPrevalenceClinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection
Gunderson CG, Holleck J, Chang JJ, Lin S, Merchant N, Gupta S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection. Infectious Diseases 2016, 48: 503-508. PMID: 26950290, DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1154599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurulent soft tissue infectionsSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsClinical characteristicsSevere sepsisSIRS groupSystemic signsSIR groupSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaBroad Gram-negative activityMethods Retrospective cohort studyOutcomes of veteransAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyEpisodes of bacteremiaTime of hospitalisationCohort of patientsMajority of patientsMost clinical characteristicsUse of antibioticsMore bacteremiaKidney injuryShorter hospitalisationSyndrome criteriaCohort study
2014
Overuse of Compression Ultrasound for Patients with Lower Extremity Cellulitis
Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Overuse of Compression Ultrasound for Patients with Lower Extremity Cellulitis. Thrombosis Research 2014, 134: 846-850. PMID: 25179516, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisOccurrence of DVTLower extremity cellulitisCompression ultrasoundExtremity cellulitisContralateral deep vein thrombosisIpsilateral deep vein thrombosisNew deep vein thrombosisRetrospective cohort studyAcademic medical centerMost patientsRate of useAdult patientsCohort studyHospitalized patientsVein thrombosisDischarge diagnosisMonth followPatient managementInclusion criteriaCellulitisMedical CenterICD-9PatientsRoutine use
2008
Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk
Federman DG, Shelling M, Prodanovich S, Gunderson CG, Kirsner RS. Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk. British Journal Of Dermatology 2008, 160: 1-7. PMID: 19016698, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08874.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular riskRisk factorsTreatable cardiovascular risk factorsPatients' cardiovascular riskMyocardial infarctionSevere diseaseHealth professionalsPsoriasisPatientsRiskLow qualityAssociationArthritisInfarctionAtherosclerosisInflammationMortalityFactorsPrevalenceDermatologistsDiseaseComplaints