2022
Development and Internal Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Acute Cardiovascular Morbidity in Preeclampsia
Malhamé I, Raker C, Hardy E, Spalding H, Bouvier B, Hurlburt H, Vrees R, Daskalopoulou S, Nerenberg K, Savitz D, Mehta N, Danilack V. Development and Internal Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Acute Cardiovascular Morbidity in Preeclampsia. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 1591-1599. PMID: 35709932, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular morbidityCardiovascular outcomesInternal validationAcute heart failurePrevious caesarean deliveryPrimary composite outcomeRisk prediction toolsEarly postpartum periodRisk prediction modelShort-term riskRisk assessment toolCaesarean deliveryCardiogenic shockSevere hypertensionComposite outcomeHeart failureGestational ageCerebrovascular disordersObstetric hospitalMaternal ageMyocardial infarctionPostpartum periodVentricular fibrillationPreeclampsia
2020
Cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in pregnant and postpartum women: development and internal validation of risk prediction models
Malhamé I, Danilack V, Raker C, Hardy E, Spalding H, Bouvier B, Hurlburt H, Vrees R, Savitz D, Mehta N. Cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in pregnant and postpartum women: development and internal validation of risk prediction models. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2020, 128: 922-932. PMID: 32946639, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityRisk prediction modelDelivery hospitalisationChronic hypertensionGestational hypertensionMaternal ageInternal validationPostpartum modelNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityBlack race/ethnicityObstetric teaching hospitalAcute heart failureRetrospective cohort studyPoor pregnancy outcomesValvular heart diseaseStrongest predictorRace/ethnicityRisk assessment toolCardiogenic shockSevere hypertensionCohort studyMultiple gestationsPregnancy outcomesHeart failureTerm Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities
Glazer K, Danilack V, Field A, Werner E, Savitz D. Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities. American Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 39: 154-164. PMID: 32722823, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean delivery riskLow-risk nulliparous womenPrior vaginal deliveryCesarean riskCesarean deliveryLabor inductionElective inductionNulliparous womenVaginal deliveryWeeks' gestationMaternal ageTerm inductionEarly term inductionTerm labor inductionPrior cesarean deliveryAdjusted risk ratioBody mass indexElective labor inductionWeeks of gestationDelivery riskRisk reductionARRIVE trialExpectant managementHypertensive disordersObstetric population
2018
Risk factors for maltreatment-related infant hospitalizations in New York City, 1995–2004
Mason S, Schnitzer P, Danilack V, Elston B, Savitz D. Risk factors for maltreatment-related infant hospitalizations in New York City, 1995–2004. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 28: 590-596. PMID: 30153909, PMCID: PMC6117827, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsInfant hospitalizationSociodemographic factorsNeonatal intensive care unitMajor public health problemProbable maltreatmentPopulation-based surveillanceIntensive care unitHospital discharge dataInjury diagnosis codesImportant risk factorModified Poisson regressionPublic health problemPreterm birthCare unitNew York City residentsBirth characteristicsDiagnosis codesMaternal ageInfant admissionFemale infantHospital birthsInfant injuriesDischarge dataHealth problems