2019
Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures
Datta R, Zhu M, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 27-33. PMID: 31185722, PMCID: PMC6868290, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cancerAntibiotic useComfort measuresPoisson regression modelsInfection diagnosisIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable Poisson regression modelsCare unit admissionCohort of patientsUrinary tract infectionGoal-concordant careUnit admissionEnd of lifeHospital lengthOlder patientsTract infectionsLonger LOSMedian ageRegression modelsStay AssociatedAntibiotic exposureLiquid tumorsPatientsCancerCancer types
2003
The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients
McCusker J, Cole M, Dendukuri N, Han L, Belzile É. The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 696-704. PMID: 12950477, PMCID: PMC1494920, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20602.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome of deliriumClinical courseMedical inpatientsCourse of deliriumHospital clinical courseProspective cohort studyOlder medical inpatientsTime of diagnosisSeverity of illnessSubgroup of patientsNursing home residencePost-discharge outcomesAcute care hospitalsRole of dementiaHospital courseInitial hospitalizationCohort studyPersistent symptomsCare hospitalHospital recoveryMedical wardsFunctional outcomeAdmission levelsDaily livingDelirium