2021
OpenSAFELY: impact of national guidance on switching anticoagulant therapy during COVID-19 pandemic
Collaborative T, Curtis HJ, MacKenna B, Walker AJ, Croker R, Mehrkar A, Morton C, Bacon S, Hickman G, Inglesby P, Bates C, Evans D, Ward T, Cockburn J, Davy S, Bhaskaran K, Schultze A, Rentsch CT, Williamson E, Hulme W, Tomlinson L, Mathur R, Drysdale H, Eggo RM, Wong AY, Forbes H, Parry J, Hester F, Harper S, Douglas I, Smeeth L, Goldacre B. OpenSAFELY: impact of national guidance on switching anticoagulant therapy during COVID-19 pandemic. Open Heart 2021, 8: e001784. PMID: 34785588, PMCID: PMC8595296, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticoagulantsBlood CoagulationBlood Coagulation TestsCOVID-19Drug MonitoringDrug PrescriptionsDrug SubstitutionDrug UtilizationEnglandFactor Xa InhibitorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsState MedicineWarfarinConceptsWarfarin patientsNational Health ServiceCOVID-19 pandemicNational guidanceCare home residencyINR test resultsRenal function testsFrequent blood testingSafety alertsRoutine clinical dataAtrial fibrillation diagnosisElevated INRMedication changesOral anticoagulantsAnticoagulant therapyCohort studyAppropriate patientsINR testsFunction testsBlood testingPrimary careClinical dataDOACPatientsWarfarin
2014
Comparison of colorectal cancer screening and diagnoses in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans
Guest JL, Rentsch CT, Rimland D. Comparison of colorectal cancer screening and diagnoses in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans. AIDS Care 2014, 26: 1490-1493. PMID: 25008192, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.933768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal occult blood testingHIV-positive patientsColorectal cancerYounger ageAtlanta VA Medical CenterHIV-negative veteransOccult blood testingHIV-negative controlsHIV-positive casesColorectal cancer screeningPercent of casesVA Medical CenterYears of ageCRC ratesCRC incidenceHIV statusBlood testingCancer screeningMedical CenterHigh incidenceScreening typeAverage ageHIVPatientsColon polyps