2017
Patient-Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals with Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease in the USA
Chen Q, Beal E, Schneider E, Okunrintemi V, Zhang X, Pawlik T. Patient-Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals with Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease in the USA. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017, 22: 624-632. PMID: 29159756, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3610-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBiliary Tract DiseasesCommunicationDelivery of Health CareDemographyDigestive System DiseasesFemaleHealth ResourcesHumansLiver DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic DiseasesPatient Care TeamPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealth outcomesPatient-reported health outcomesSelf-reported patient satisfactionPatient-specific demographicsHealthcare resource utilizationPoor mental statusPatient-provider communicationHigher emergency departmentMental health componentOverall healthcare expendituresPatient-provider interactionsHPB patientsStatin useBiliary diseaseEmergency departmentPatient satisfactionCare measuresHPB diseasesMental statusProvider communicationBiliary diagnosesHepato-PancreatoRepresentative cohortPatients
2011
Premorbid Statin Use Is Associated With Improved Survival and Functional Outcomes in Older Head-Injured Individuals
Schneider E, Efron D, MacKenzie E, Rivara F, Nathens A, Jurkovich G. Premorbid Statin Use Is Associated With Improved Survival and Functional Outcomes in Older Head-Injured Individuals. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 815-819. PMID: 21986733, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182319de5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinjury statin usePremorbid statin useAbbreviated Injury ScoreStatin useFunctional outcomeCardiovascular comorbiditiesStatin usersFunctional recoveryHead traumaMonths postinjuryExtended Glasgow Outcome Scale scoreGlasgow Outcome Scale scoreExtended Glasgow Outcome ScaleHours of admissionTraumatic brain injury victimsGlasgow Outcome ScaleSevere head traumaTime of injuryPossible protective agentsHead-injured individualsBrain injury victimsHospital deathHospital mortalityInjury characteristicsInjury score
2008
Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients
Efron D, Sorock G, Haut E, Chang D, Schneider E, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Jurkovich G. Preinjury Statin Use is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Survival in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 66-74. PMID: 18188101, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31815b842a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinjury statin useElderly trauma patientsStatin useElderly patientsHospital mortalityTrauma patientsRetrospective observational cohort studyNew Injury Severity ScoreCerebral midline shiftIn-Hospital SurvivalMultivariable adjusted oddsBeta-blocker useObservational cohort studySignificant survival benefitGlutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorsInjury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma ScaleTime of injurySevere traumatic injurySample of patientsTrauma center treatmentCardiovascular comorbiditiesHospital deathStatin therapyCohort study