2021
Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes
Khera R, Liu Y, de Lemos JA, Das SR, Pandey A, Omar W, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Yeh RW, Rutan C, Walchok J, Lin Z, Bradley SM, Velazquez EJ, Churchwell KB, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 1380-1388.e3. PMID: 34343515, PMCID: PMC8325555, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationHospitalization volumeAmerican Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease RegistryCase volumeUS hospitalsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizationIntensive care unit therapyHospital case fatality ratePoor COVID-19 outcomesCardiovascular Disease RegistryHospital case volumeCase fatality rateCOVID-19 outcomesHospital bed capacityLowest quartilePatient outcomesHospital careHigher oddsTriage strategiesFuture health challengesDisease RegistryMedical treatmentEarly identificationHospitalSignificant association
2016
Hospital Variation in Time to Epinephrine for Nonshockable In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Khera R, Chan PS, Donnino M, Girotra S. Hospital Variation in Time to Epinephrine for Nonshockable In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation 2016, 134: 2105-2114. PMID: 27908910, PMCID: PMC5173427, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.025459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestEpinephrine administrationCardiac arrestFunctional recoveryHospital variationNonshockable rhythmsHospital ratesSurvival rateRisk-standardized survival ratesIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestHospital-level outcomesRisk-standardized ratesDose of epinephrineMedian survival rateOdds of delayHigh rateGuidelines-ResuscitationAdult patientsOverall survivalWorse survivalSimilar patientsLowest quartileImproved outcomesHospitalPatients