2007
The National Emergency Department Safety Study: Study Rationale and Design
Sullivan AF, Camargo CA, Cleary PD, Gordon JA, Guadagnoli E, Kaushal R, Magid DJ, Rao SR, Blumenthal D. The National Emergency Department Safety Study: Study Rationale and Design. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 1182-1189. PMID: 18045895, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Emergency Department Safety StudyEmergency departmentCharacteristics of EDsSafety studiesAcute myocardial infarctionLarge multicenter studyMedical errorsEmergency Medicine NetworkAcute asthmaChart reviewMulticenter studyMyocardial infarctionProcedural sedationED personnelStudy rationaleComprehensive national studyMedicine NetworkFirst comprehensive national studyIdentification of factorsStaff perceptionsStaff reportsNational studyReportAsthmaInfarction
2000
Racial Disparities in Access to Renal Transplantation — Clinically Appropriate or Due to Underuse or Overuse?
Epstein A, Ayanian J, Keogh J, Noonan S, Armistead N, Cleary P, Weissman J, David-Kasdan J, Carlson D, Fuller J, Marsh D, Conti R. Racial Disparities in Access to Renal Transplantation — Clinically Appropriate or Due to Underuse or Overuse? New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 343: 1537-1544. PMID: 11087884, PMCID: PMC4598055, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200011233432106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWaiting listRenal transplantationRacial disparitiesEnd-stage renal diseaseAppropriateness of patientsRate of referralAppropriate candidatesChart reviewClinical characteristicsDevelopment of interventionsRenal diseaseTransplantation centersWhite patientsBlack patientsAppropriateness CriteriaInappropriate careClinical appropriatenessSurgical proceduresPatientsTransplantationSpecific causesInappropriate candidatesExpert panelDistrict of ColumbiaRacial differences
1997
Clinical Predictors of Declines in Physical Functioning in Persons With AIDS: Results of a Longitudinal Study
Wilson* I, Cleary† P. Clinical Predictors of Declines in Physical Functioning in Persons With AIDS: Results of a Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 16: 343-349. PMID: 9420312, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functioningIADL scoresWeight lossIndependent predictorsSymptom complexStaff-model health maintenance organizationBaseline IADL scoresInjection drug useLongitudinal cohort studySignificant independent predictorsPublic teaching hospitalAcademic group practiceHealth maintenance organizationCandida esophagitisChart reviewCohort studyNeurologic symptomsClinical factorsClinical predictorsAIDS clinicClinical correlatesTeaching hospitalGastrointestinal diseasesDaily livingBaseline functioning
1996
Clinical predictors of functioning in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Wilson I, Cleary P. Clinical predictors of functioning in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Medical Care 1996, 34: 610-23. PMID: 8656726, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199606000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultBostonCross-Sectional StudiesDisabled PersonsFemaleGroup PracticeHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMedical AuditMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPredictive Value of TestsQuality of LifeRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsEnergy/fatiguePoor mental healthPhysical functioningNeurologic symptomsFever symptomsMental healthZidovudine useWeight lossImmunodeficiency syndromeSignificant predictorsStaff-model health maintenance organizationLower white blood cell countHuman immunodeficiency virus clinicChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseWhite blood cell countHistory of asthmaLower hemoglobin levelsObstructive pulmonary diseaseBlood cell countMultivariable regression modelsHealth maintenance organizationHospital-based group practiceCross-sectional analysisSpecific clinical interventionsChart review
1987
Screening for alcohol abuse using the cage questionnaire
Bush B, Shaw S, Cleary P, Delbanco T, Aronson M. Screening for alcohol abuse using the cage questionnaire. The American Journal Of Medicine 1987, 82: 231-235. PMID: 2880504, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90061-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transaminase levelsCAGE questionnaireMean corpuscular volumeAlcohol abuseTransaminase levelsAlcohol abusersCorpuscular volumeScreening testGamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levelsCommunity-based teaching hospitalGamma-glutamyl transpeptidase valuesCAGE-negative patientsDetailed chart reviewMichigan Alcoholism Screening TestAbsence of alcoholismSpecific screening testAlcoholism Screening TestChart reviewRed blood cellsTranspeptidase levelsCAGE questionsProspective studySix-month periodTeaching hospitalPhysician address