2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden
2003
Trends in Discharge Disposition, Mortality, and Service Use Among Long-Stay Psychiatric Patients in the 1990s
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA. Trends in Discharge Disposition, Mortality, and Service Use Among Long-Stay Psychiatric Patients in the 1990s. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 542-548. PMID: 12663843, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.4.542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAffective Disorders, PsychoticAgedBrain DiseasesCensusesCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Facility ClosureHospital MortalityHospitals, VeteransHumansLength of StayMaleMental Health ServicesMentally Ill PersonsMiddle AgedPatient DischargePsychotic DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUtilization ReviewConceptsDischarge dispositionThree-year followService usePrincipal diagnosisPsychiatric patientsVA mental health servicesLong-stay psychiatric patientsLong-stay bedsLong-stay cohortsStay Psychiatric PatientsVA administrative databasesMental health bedsMental health inpatientsLong-term inpatientsVA service useMental health servicesPatient's principal diagnosisMental health systemFiscal year 1991Administrative databasesMortality ratePsychotic disordersHealth servicesPatientsCohortThe effects of a targeted multicomponent delirium intervention on postdischarge outcomes for hospitalized older adults
Bogardus ST, Desai MM, Williams CS, Leo-Summers L, Acampora D, Inouye SK. The effects of a targeted multicomponent delirium intervention on postdischarge outcomes for hospitalized older adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 114: 383-390. PMID: 12714128, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01569-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDeliriumHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsSelf-rated healthFunctional statusIntervention groupMulticomponent interventionBetter functional statusHigh-risk patientsGood self-rated healthHospital-based interventionsHospitalized older adultsHealth care utilizationHigh-risk subgroupsHome health visitsOutcomes 6 monthsNursing home placementAcademic medical centerDelirium interventionPostdischarge outcomesHospital dischargeHealth visitsCare utilizationRisk factorsMedical CenterControl groupCognitive statusBeneficial effects