2011
Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007
Downey JR, Hernandez‐Boussard T, Banka G, Morton JM. Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 414-430. PMID: 22150789, PMCID: PMC3393002, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01361.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient safety indicatorsAnnual percentage changeNationwide Inpatient SampleNational trendsPatient safetyBirth-trauma injuryPostoperative hip fracturePostoperative respiratory failurePostoperative pulmonary embolismPostoperative wound dehiscenceDeep vein thrombosisAnnual percent changePostoperative sepsisRespiratory failurePulmonary embolismVein thrombosisHip fractureMetabolic derangementsWound dehiscenceIatrogenic pneumothoraxInpatient admissionsInpatient SampleDecubitus ulcersAccidental punctureTrauma injuriesDeclining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States
Moshfeghi A, Charalel R, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2011, 151: 59-65.e1. PMID: 20970776, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinopathy of prematurityRisk factorsBirth weightLive birthsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyLow birth weightAssociated risk factorsIncidence of endophthalmitisSignificant risk factorsMain outcome measuresEndophthalmitis developmentSystemic bacteremiaEndogenous endophthalmitisCohort studyHospital dischargeHospitalized infantsOutcome measuresEndophthalmitisInternational ClassificationIncidenceStudy periodSample databaseNinth EditionBacteremia
2005
Weighing In on Bariatric Surgery: Procedure Use, Readmission Rates, and Mortality
Wolfe B, Morton J. Weighing In on Bariatric Surgery: Procedure Use, Readmission Rates, and Mortality. JAMA 2005, 294: 1960-1963. PMID: 16234503, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.15.1960.Peer-Reviewed Original Research