2024
Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study
Allaudeen N, Akwe J, Arundel C, Boggan J, Caldwell P, Cornia P, Cyr J, Ehlers E, Elzweig J, Godwin P, Gordon K, Guidry M, Gutierrez J, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Jagannath A, Kaboli P, Krug M, Laudate J, Mitchell C, Pescetto M, Rodwin B, Ronan M, Rose R, Shah M, Smeraglio A, Trubitt M, Tuck M, Vargas J, Yarbrough P, Gunderson C. Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024 PMID: 39031461, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-use disordersResidential treatment programAlcohol withdrawalFollow-up appointmentsImprove abstinenceAll-cause 30-day readmissionFollow-upTreatment programsReturn to heavy drinkingAssociated with improved outcomesRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient follow-upEffects of medicationAssociated with readmissionTime of dischargeVeterans Health Administration hospitalsAssociated with decreased readmissionMulticenter studyAcute care hospitalsAssociated with reduced 30-day readmissionsResidential programsPrescription of medicationsAbstinenceCohort studyHeavy drinking
2017
Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms
Gunderson CG, Gromisch ES, Chang JJ, Malm BJ. Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2017, 13: 164-169. PMID: 29073315, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionCAVE scoreClinical prediction modelKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyGood discriminationInpatient echocardiogramSubset of studiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsValvular diseaseECG changesElectrocardiogram changesC-statisticCardiothoracic surgeryRepeat studyFull cohortClinical modelDiseaseTTEΒ coefficientsInfarction
2016
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection
Gunderson CG, Holleck J, Chang JJ, Lin S, Merchant N, Gupta S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection. Infectious Diseases 2016, 48: 503-508. PMID: 26950290, DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1154599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurulent soft tissue infectionsSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsClinical characteristicsSevere sepsisSIRS groupSystemic signsSIR groupSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaBroad Gram-negative activityMethods Retrospective cohort studyOutcomes of veteransAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyEpisodes of bacteremiaTime of hospitalisationCohort of patientsMajority of patientsMost clinical characteristicsUse of antibioticsMore bacteremiaKidney injuryShorter hospitalisationSyndrome criteriaCohort study
2014
Overuse of Compression Ultrasound for Patients with Lower Extremity Cellulitis
Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Overuse of Compression Ultrasound for Patients with Lower Extremity Cellulitis. Thrombosis Research 2014, 134: 846-850. PMID: 25179516, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisOccurrence of DVTLower extremity cellulitisCompression ultrasoundExtremity cellulitisContralateral deep vein thrombosisIpsilateral deep vein thrombosisNew deep vein thrombosisRetrospective cohort studyAcademic medical centerMost patientsRate of useAdult patientsCohort studyHospitalized patientsVein thrombosisDischarge diagnosisMonth followPatient managementInclusion criteriaCellulitisMedical CenterICD-9PatientsRoutine use