2022
Assessment of the Frequency, Phenotypes, and Outcomes of Acute Liver Injury Associated with Amoxicillin/Clavulanate in 1.4 Million Patients in the Veterans Health Administration
Suzuki A, Tillmann H, Williams J, Hauser R, Frund J, Suzuki M, Prior F, Aithal G, Lucena M, Andrade R, Tong W, Hunt C. Assessment of the Frequency, Phenotypes, and Outcomes of Acute Liver Injury Associated with Amoxicillin/Clavulanate in 1.4 Million Patients in the Veterans Health Administration. Drug Safety 2022, 46: 129-143. PMID: 36547811, DOI: 10.1007/s40264-022-01255-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-existing liver conditionsAcute liver injuryAmoxicillin/clavulanateDrug-induced liver injuryLiver injuryLiver conditionsElectronic health record systemsHealth record systemsSignificant drug-induced liver injuryAcute Liver Injury AssociatedLiver Injury AssociatedOverall mortality riskGeneral patient populationVeterans Health AdministrationAlkaline phosphatase elevationSignificant health issueRecord systemLarge electronic health record datasetsElectronic health record datasetBilirubin elevationCholestatic injuryInpatient exposureInjury AssociatedLarge electronic health record systemHepatocellular injuryGonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Keddem S, Maier M, Gardella C, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Chartier M, Haskell S, Hauser RG, Beste LA. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 706-713. PMID: 36042092, PMCID: PMC9481769, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07578-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationChlamydia testingVHA careWomen veteransAge 25Case ratesMilitary sexual traumaHealth AdministrationInfection rateCorrelates of testingIncidence of chlamydiaRetrospective cohort studyCervical cancer screeningEvidence-based guidelinesHealth system factorsIncidence of gonorrhoeaMental health diagnosesLow testing ratesSexual traumaSystem-level interventionsHigher infection rateEffective diagnostic testCohort studyPatient characteristicsResultsAmong womenDevelopment and Implementation of a Standard Format for Clinical Laboratory Test Results
Hauser RG, Quine DB, Iscoe M, Arvisais-Anhalt S. Development and Implementation of a Standard Format for Clinical Laboratory Test Results. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2022, 158: 409-415. PMID: 35713605, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Transfusion practices for pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III)
Goel R, Nellis ME, Karam O, Hanson SJ, Tormey CA, Patel RM, Birch R, Sachais BS, Sola‐Visner M, Hauser RG, Luban NLC, Gottschall J, Josephson CD, Hendrickson JE, Karafin MS, Study‐IV‐Pediatric F. Transfusion practices for pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III). Transfusion 2021, 61: 2589-2600. PMID: 34455598, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational normalized ratioBlood Institute Recipient EpidemiologyDonor Evaluation Study-IIINational Heart LungTransfusion practicePediatric oncologyRecipient EpidemiologyHSCT patientsPlasma transfusionRed blood cellsPlatelet countHeart LungHematopoietic stem cell transplantation patientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsMedian international normalized ratioStem cell transplant patientsStem cell transplantation patientsLower INR valuesPre-transfusion HbMedian platelet countMulticenter retrospective studyCell transplant patientsCell transplantation patientsStudy IIIAcute myeloid leukemiaTransfusion practices in a large cohort of hospitalized children
Nellis ME, Goel R, Hendrickson JE, Birch R, Patel RM, Karafin MS, Hanson SJ, Sachais BS, Hauser RG, Luban NLC, Gottschall J, Sola‐Visner M, Josephson CD, Karam O, Study‐IV‐Pediatric F. Transfusion practices in a large cohort of hospitalized children. Transfusion 2021, 61: 2042-2053. PMID: 33973660, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlood Component TransfusionBlood TransfusionChildChild, PreschoolDatasets as TopicDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, CommunityHospitals, TeachingHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInpatientsMaleProcedures and Techniques UtilizationRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsRBC transfusionCardiopulmonary bypassTransfusion practiceHospitalized childrenInpatient encountersBlood componentsLarge cohortHospital settingBlood Institute Recipient EpidemiologyDonor Evaluation Study-IIIPatient blood management initiativesDiagnostic categoriesFrequency of transfusionInstitutional transfusion guidelinesCohort of patientsInternational normalized ratioPercent of encountersNational Heart LungPediatric hospital settingYears of ageSubset of childrenRecipient EpidemiologyTransfusion guidelinesRed blood cellsEntire cohort