2014
Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Administrative Data to Identify Veterans With Acute Low Back Pain
Lisi AJ, Burgo-Black AL, Kawecki T, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Administrative Data to Identify Veterans With Acute Low Back Pain. Spine 2014, 39: 1151-1156. PMID: 24732845, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back painICD-9 codesChart reviewLBP casesBack painAcute casesAdministrative dataVA primary care servicesAcute low back painVeterans Affairs administrative dataAdministrative data variablesStructured chart reviewLumbar magnetic resonanceVeterans Affairs databasePrimary care servicesVA administrative dataChart review findingsElectronic medical recordsLogistic regression modelsAdministrative data modelsAcute LBPNonacute casesTramadol prescriptionsRetrospective reviewTherapy orders
2008
Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goulet J, Brown S, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Crothers K, Justice AC. Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 1093-1100. PMID: 18444830, PMCID: PMC3115628, DOI: 10.1086/529201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineVeterans Aging CohortPPV vaccinationIncidence of pneumoniaAging CohortCox proportional hazards regression methodsLow CD4 cell countsProportional hazards regression methodsCD4 cell countHIV infection statusRisk of pneumoniaLower hemoglobin levelsBenefits of vaccinationHuman immunodeficiency virusOngoing prospective studyElectronic medical recordsPneumococcal vaccinationPneumonia eventsUnvaccinated patientsCurrent smokingPneumococcal diseasePolysaccharide vaccineVaccination statusHIV infectionRetrospective review