2016
End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Gross CP, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley E. End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use. Medical Care 2016, 54: 672-678. PMID: 27111747, PMCID: PMC4907842, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Services ResearchHospice CareHumansMaleMedicarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Terminal CareUnited StatesConceptsLife care intensityHospital referral regionsShort hospice enrollmentEmergency department useCare intensityHospice useHospice enrollmentDepartment useLife careIntensive care unit admissionOverall hospice useCare unit admissionProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeUnit admissionICU admissionICU daysPatient characteristicsIntensive careLowest quintileReferral regionsIntensive endShort stayAORNumber of days
2009
The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Chen LK. The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience. BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9: 94. PMID: 19505330, PMCID: PMC2703635, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal community hospitalsNeonatal mortality rateCommunity hospitalNeonatal mortalityMaternity servicesChildbirth servicesMortality rateSARS epidemicSARS periodMethodsA population-based studyAdvanced hospitalsPopulation-based studySevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemicLevels of hospitalsObserved mortality rateMaternity mortalityMaternal deathsPregnant womenChildbirth careMaternity careHospitalMorality rateMortalityEpidemicSeven-year period