2016
Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities
Harris DA, Pensa MA, Redlich CA, Pisani MA, Rosenthal MS. Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 1231-1238. PMID: 27249657, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-054ps.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCommunity-based participatory researchHealth disparitiesPulmonary diseaseHealth equityPediatric asthma outcomesOutcome of treatmentAmerican Thoracic SocietyAdult asthmaAsthma outcomesMedical managementLung diseaseThoracic SocietyPulmonary medicineHealth behaviorsSpecific interventionsRacial disparitiesParticipatory researchCommunity healthHealth careDiseaseNational InstituteOutcomesSustainable interventionsCommunity-based approachHealth
2014
Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions
Kookoolis AS, Puchalski JT, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions. Journal Of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine 2014, 4: 184. PMID: 25977841, PMCID: PMC4428160, DOI: 10.4172/2161-105x.1000184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeverity of illnessShort-term survival benefitPleural effusionSurvival benefitPulmonary diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalTerm survival benefitMedical servicesCause mortalityHazard ratioHospital admissionHospitalized patientsMedical patientsMalignant effusionsMedical recordsMedical populationsProtective effectHigh riskPatientsEffusionThoracentesesLarger studyMortalityIllnessOne-year
2012
Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons
Akgün KM, Crothers K, Pisani M. Epidemiology and Management of Common Pulmonary Diseases in Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2012, 67A: 276-291. PMID: 22337938, PMCID: PMC3297767, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAsthmaFemaleHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIncidenceLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsMalePneumoniaPrevalencePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsOlder patientsPulmonary diseaseCommon pulmonary diseasesQuality of lifePulmonary symptomsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommon clinical presentationObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCommon pulmonary disordersMedical comorbiditiesClinical presentationPulmonary fibrosisLung cancerMultiple etiologiesPulmonary disordersRisk factorsPrevalence increasesDisease prevalence increasesPatientsOlder personsDiseaseMortalityDyspneaComorbidities