2024
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-based heart failure care in New South Wales, Australia: a linked data cohort study
McIntyre D, Quintans D, Kazi S, Min H, He W, Marschner S, Khera R, Nassar N, Chow C. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-based heart failure care in New South Wales, Australia: a linked data cohort study. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 1364. PMID: 39516863, PMCID: PMC11545568, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11840-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure careNew South WalesHospital admissionHealth service utilisationAdministrative health recordsPrimary diagnosis of heart failureData cohort studyRate of admissionPre-pandemicHealth of patientsSouth WalesCOVID-19 pandemicHospital utilisationService utilisationHealth recordsED presentationsMortality dataDiagnosis of heart failureCOVID-19 burdenEmergency departmentCohort studyPrimary diagnosisData collectionCareAustralian data
2018
Readmissions of adults within three age groups following hospitalization for pneumonia: Analysis from the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Jain S, Khera R, Mortensen EM, Weissler JC. Readmissions of adults within three age groups following hospitalization for pneumonia: Analysis from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0203375. PMID: 30212485, PMCID: PMC6136736, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseAge groupsPneumonia readmissionsIndex pneumonia hospitalizationPatterns of readmissionRate of readmissionRisk-adjusted analysisMultivariable regression modelsYears of ageRisk-adjustment modelsPneumonia hospitalizationsReadmission ratesPrimary diagnosisHigh burdenReadmissionReadmission eventsHospitalizationMean costInsurance payerPneumoniaPotential interventionsYoung adultsAdultsSubstantial rate
2016
Racial Differences in Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization in the United States
Kumar N, Khera R, Pandey A, Garg N. Racial Differences in Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization in the United States. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 1970-1977. PMID: 27212273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular mechanical thrombectomyLength of stayAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsIschemic stroke hospitalizationsInflation-adjusted chargesHospital mortalityIschemic strokeStroke hospitalizationsRacial differencesAverage LOSUtilization of thrombolysisAcute ischemic strokeNational Inpatient SampleHealth policy implicationsReperfusion therapyMechanical thrombectomySecondary outcomesStroke outcomePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMean ageInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisHospitalizationStroke