2020
Time-to-completed-imaging, survival and function in patients with spinal epidural abscess: Description of a series of 34 patients, 2015–2018
King C, Fisher C, Brown P, Priest K, Tanski M, Sullivan P. Time-to-completed-imaging, survival and function in patients with spinal epidural abscess: Description of a series of 34 patients, 2015–2018. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 119. PMID: 32059715, PMCID: PMC7023770, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-4973-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug useDrug useEpidural abscessEmergency departmentRisk factorsMethodsThis retrospective cohort studySingle academic medical centerMean timeRetrospective cohort studySpinal epidural abscessLife-threatening infectionsAcademic medical centerMulti-center approachShorter mean timeCohort studyNeurologic symptomsBack painClassic triadSignificant morbiditySurgical interventionSingle hospitalQuality improvement workMedical CenterPrompt identificationPatients
2017
Primary care and survival among American Indian patients with diabetes in the Southwest United States: Evaluation of a cohort study at Gallup Indian Medical Center, 2009–2016
King C, Atwood S, Brown C, Nelson A, Lozada M, Wei J, Merino M, Curley C, Muskett O, Sabo S, Gampa V, Orav J, Shin S. Primary care and survival among American Indian patients with diabetes in the Southwest United States: Evaluation of a cohort study at Gallup Indian Medical Center, 2009–2016. Primary Care Diabetes 2017, 12: 212-217. PMID: 29229284, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2017.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathChildCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusFemaleHospitalizationHumansIndians, North AmericanKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSouthwestern United StatesStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisYoung AdultConceptsPrimary care providersLog-rank testAmerican Indian patientsCare providersIndian patientsCox proportional hazards analysisStudy periodProportional hazards analysisMedian survival timeCause mortalityCohort studyOverall survivalImproved survivalFirst admissionUnadjusted analysesPrimary careMedical CenterSurvival timePatientsAdmissionDiabetesSurvivalHealthcare deliverySignificant differencesHazard analysis