2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments
2009
A Physicochemical Approach to Acid-Base Balance in Critically Ill Trauma Patients Minimizes Errors and Reduces Inappropriate Plasma Volume Expansion
Kaplan LJ, Cheung NH, Maerz L, Lui F, Schuster K, Luckianow G, Davis K. A Physicochemical Approach to Acid-Base Balance in Critically Ill Trauma Patients Minimizes Errors and Reduces Inappropriate Plasma Volume Expansion. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 66: 1045-1051. PMID: 19359913, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31819a04be.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-base balanceMetabolic acidosisCritically Ill Trauma PatientsLevel I trauma centerSurgical intensive care unitIll trauma patientsI trauma centerInjury Severity ScoreHyperchloremic metabolic acidosisIntensive care unitPlasma volume expansionPC patientsAcid-based diagnosisBase deficitConsecutive patientsTrauma patientsCare unitTrauma centerPC physiciansSeverity scoreMetabolic alkalosisAcid-base dataPatientsVolume loadingDiagnosis