2022
Benefits and harms of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia
Ouellet GM, O'Leary JR, Leggett CG, Skinner J, Tinetti ME, Cohen AB. Benefits and harms of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 561-568. PMID: 36310367, PMCID: PMC9957933, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsAtrial fibrillationAdvanced dementiaHome residentsStroke riskLong-stay nursing home residentsMedicare Part D claimsDementia-related mortalityGuideline-recommended thresholdHarms of anticoagulationRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable survival analysisValvular heart diseaseRisk of deathPart D claimsMonths of lifeMinimum Data SetAnticoagulant discontinuationAnticoagulated individualsMean CHAVASc scoreCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentOral anticoagulantsCohort study
2019
Functional Outcomes After Hip Fracture in Independent Community‐Dwelling Patients
Ouellet JA, Ouellet GM, Romegialli AM, Hirsch M, Berardi L, Ramsey CM, Cooney LM, Walke LM. Functional Outcomes After Hip Fracture in Independent Community‐Dwelling Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1386-1392. PMID: 30964203, PMCID: PMC6941577, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedDisability EvaluationFemaleHip FracturesHumansIndependent LivingMaleRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesConceptsNumber of medicationsHospital deliriumCare hoursADL disabilityHip fractureCommunity-dwelling adults 65Community-Dwelling PatientsNew ADL disabilityHip fracture surgeryRetrospective cohort studyDaily living (ADL) disabilityHip fracture patientsProportion of patientsCharacteristics of hospitalizationsIndependent older adultsChart reviewCohort studyFracture patientsFracture surgeryPatient chartsPoor outcomeFunctional outcomeAcademic hospitalOpiate useDelirium