2022
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments
Boatright D, Anderson N, Kim J, Holmboe E, McDade W, Fancher T, Gross C, Chaudhry S, Nguyen M, Tiako M, Colson E, Xu Y, Li F, Dziura J, Saha S. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2247649. PMID: 36580337, PMCID: PMC9857126, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Awards by Medical School
Hill K, Desai M, Chaudhry S, Fancher T, Nguyen M, Wang K, Boatright D. National Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Awards by Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1175-1179. PMID: 36344641, PMCID: PMC10110783, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07849-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Chen C, Mason HRC, McDade WA, Fancher TL, Boatright D. Association of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 917-924. PMID: 35816334, PMCID: PMC9274446, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSchools, MedicalStudents, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyMAIN OUTCOMELow incomeHealth care accessPatient populationResource-limited communitiesCare accessAllopathic doctorsMedical schoolsSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionRate of attritionPhysician workforceMedical school matriculantsMedical traineesMedical workforceAttrition ratesOutcomesNon-Hispanic white studentsAssociationNeighbourhood statusAttritionAssociations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital
Djulbegovic M, Chen K, Cohen AB, Heacock D, Canavan M, Cushing W, Agarwal R, Simonov M, Chaudhry SI. Associations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 445-455. PMID: 35662410, PMCID: PMC9248905, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHospitalistsHospitalsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesWorkloadConceptsLength of stayEmergency departmentPhysician workloadYale-New Haven HospitalMedian patient ageSeverity of illnessElectronic health record dataNumber of patientsHealth record dataWeekend admissionHospital daysPatient ageClinical outcomesObservational studyHospitalist serviceMAIN OUTCOMEPatient complexityHospitalist workloadSociodemographic factorsPatient encountersPatientsLogistic regressionMultilevel PoissonRecord dataOutcomes
2020
The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate J, Ersek M, Krishnan S, Chaudhry SI, Bastian LA, Rolnick J, Kutney-Lee A, Akgün KM. The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 713-722.e1. PMID: 32931904, PMCID: PMC7952458, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFamilyHeart FailureHumansMalePalliative CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareConceptsHeart failure patientsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife care qualityFailure patientsHeart failureCare consultationsHighest quintileVA hospitalsIntensive care unit deathCare qualityIntensive care unitHealth care systemCare unitInpatient hospiceMean ageLowest quintileHospital endRetrospective analysisHOSPITAL scorePatientsHealth AdministrationCare processesHospitalLogistic regression
2019
Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study)
Green YS, Hajduk AM, Song X, Krumholz HM, Sinha SK, Chaudhry SI. Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 313-319. PMID: 31787249, PMCID: PMC7003680, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI outcomesMyocardial infarctionIndependent associationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveySocial supportOlder AMI patientsSocial Support SurveyParticipants 75 yearsLow emotional supportLow social supportImportant social determinantInitial hospitalizationOlder patientsDevelopment of interventionsAMI patientsMultivariable analysisMean ageMultivariable regressionHealth outcomesSupport SurveyInformational supportReadmissionSocial determinantsOlder adults
2016
“Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients
Sankey CB, McAvay G, Siner JM, Barsky CL, Chaudhry SI. “Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 895-900. PMID: 26969311, PMCID: PMC4945556, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3654-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitEscalation of careIntensive care unitClinical deteriorationCare escalationHospitalized patientsCare unitDoor timeInpatient medicineRetrospective cohort studySeverity of illnessRisk of deathAcademic medical centerHospital mortalityICU transferCohort studyInpatient floorInpatient settingMedical CenterGeneral floorPatientsCareMortalityCurrent eraPrevious studies
2014
National Trends in Recurrent AMI Hospitalizations 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Medicare Beneficiaries: 1999–2010
Chaudhry SI, Khan RF, Chen J, Dharmarajan K, Dodson JA, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Recurrent AMI Hospitalizations 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Medicare Beneficiaries: 1999–2010. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001197. PMID: 25249298, PMCID: PMC4323804, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period
2011
Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Ning YM, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 27: 513-519. PMID: 22095572, PMCID: PMC3326095, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1930-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicarePrevalencePrognosisPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseImpact of comorbiditiesAdvanced heart failureHeart failureHigher mortality riskMortality riskComorbidity burdenHip fractureMyocardial infarctionOlder adultsCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenRetrospective cohort studyContribution of comorbiditiesObstructive pulmonary diseaseProportional hazards regressionLower mortality riskLife-prolonging interventionsHF mortalityHospitalized beneficiariesMost comorbiditiesCohort studyIndividual comorbiditiesPrior hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseChange in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiariesPatterns and Predictors of Recovery from Exhaustion in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Whitson HE, Thielke S, Diehr P, O'Hare AM, Chaves PH, Zakai NA, Arnold A, Chaudhry S, Ives D, Newman AB. Patterns and Predictors of Recovery from Exhaustion in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 207-213. PMID: 21288229, PMCID: PMC3059104, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03238.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of cancerSelf-rated healthMore medicationsPoor self-rated healthOlder adultsCongestive heart failureHistory of strokeWorse self-rated healthCardiovascular Health StudyPredictors of recoveryProportional hazards modelPersistent exhaustionCohort studyHeart failureMusculoskeletal painHeart diseaseRisk factorsHealth StudyHazards modelAnnual examinationsOverall healthSecondary analysisOlder ageMedicationsTime points
2010
Geriatric Impairments and Disability: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Ning Y, Allore HG, Newman AB, Gill TM. Geriatric Impairments and Disability: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 1686-1692. PMID: 20863328, PMCID: PMC2946108, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03022.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular Health StudyGeriatric impairmentsHazard ratioADL disabilityChronic diseasesMobility disabilityHealth StudyMore geriatric impairmentsSubsequent ADL disabilitySubsequent functional disabilityMore chronic diseasesBody mass indexOnset of disabilityTime-dependent predictorsSingle multivariable modelFunctional disabilityMass indexNumber of impairmentsMultivariable modelDaily livingPerson examinationMore impairmentElderly personsDiseaseImpairment