2022
Associations 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
2021
Trajectories of Pain After Cardiac Surgery: Implications for Measurement, Reporting, and Individualized Treatment
Mori M, Brooks C, Dhruva SS, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Dey P, Zhang Y, Chaudhry SI, Geirsson A, Allore HG, Krumholz HM. Trajectories of Pain After Cardiac Surgery: Implications for Measurement, Reporting, and Individualized Treatment. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007781. PMID: 34304586, PMCID: PMC8366534, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesHumansLength of StayPain, PostoperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPain trajectoriesPain levelsCardiac surgeryHigher painPostoperative painMean pain levelTertiary care centerPostoperative pain experienceTrajectories of painPostoperative day 10Lower median ageGroup-based trajectory modelsModerate decliningHospital stayPain valuesMedian ageStudy cohortMedian lengthCare centerIndividual-level trajectoriesIndividualized treatmentTrajectory classesPainPain experiencePatient experience
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
Procedure timing as a predictor of inhospital adverse outcomes from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Hsu JC, Varosy PD, Parzynski CS, Chaudhry SI, Dewland TA, Curtis JP, Marcus GM. Procedure timing as a predictor of inhospital adverse outcomes from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. American Heart Journal 2014, 169: 45-52.e3. PMID: 25497247, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayAdverse eventsICD recipientsWeekends/holidaysInhospital deathGreater oddsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICD recipientsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresImplantable cardioverter defibrillator recipientsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionInhospital adverse outcomesCardioverter-defibrillator implantationProlonged hospital stayMultivariable logistic regressionReal-world populationAfternoon/eveningTotal complicationsMultivariable adjustmentAdverse outcomesHospital characteristicsICD implantsData registry