A5008175024- Renal function and acid-base balance
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Hernia repair and management
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
Washington University in St. Louis
2004-2016
Yahoo (United Kingdom)
2014
Hofstra University
2014
Northwell Health
2014
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2014
Hemel Hempstead Hospital
2014
Vital Research
2004-2008
Massachusetts General Hospital
2008
University of Chicago
1987
<b><i>Background: </i></b>The relationship between serum potassium, mortality, and conditions commonly associated with dyskalemias, such as heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and/or diabetes mellitus (DM) is largely unknown. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We reviewed electronic medical record data from a geographically diverse population (<i>n</i> = 911,698) receiving care, determined the distribution of an index potassium...
Objective: Elevated temperature results in worse outcome experimental models of cerebral ischemia and brain trauma. In critically ill neurologic neurosurgical patients, elevated body is common associated with deterioration poor outcome. We sought to determine whether, after controlling for age, severity illness, complications, remained an important predictor intensive care unit (ICU) hospital length stay, mortality rate, disposition a large cohort patients emergently admitted ICU. Design:...
To evaluate psychiatric comorbidity patterns in patients with a narcolepsy diagnosis the United States.Truven Health Analytics MarketScan Research Databases were accessed to identify individuals ≥ 18 years of age 1 ICD-9 code(s) for continuously insured between 2006 and 2010 non-narcolepsy controls matched 5:1 (age, gender, region, payer). Extensive subanalyses conducted confirm validity definitions. Narcolepsy subjects compared frequency comorbid conditions (based on codes/Clinical...
Abstract Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with increased risk of thrombotic events (TE) and death. Therapeutic interventions, phlebotomy cytoreductive medications, are targeted to maintain hematocrit levels < 45% prevent adverse outcomes. This retrospective observational study examined medical pharmacy claims 28,306 PV patients initiating treatment for in data period inclusive 2011 2019. Study inclusion required ≥ 2 diagnosis codes the full period, at...
Abstract Background Management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires the management risk factors, such as hypertension and albuminuria, that affect CKD progression. Identification additional modifiable factors is necessary to develop new treatment strategies for CKD. We sought quantify association metabolic acidosis with progression mortality in a large U.S. community-based cohort. Methods In this longitudinal, retrospective cohort study we identified non-dialysis-dependent patients stage...
Data from large-scale studies of breast reconstruction surgery outcomes and downstream costs are lacking. The authors assessed outcomes, patient return rates, across a large, geographically diverse population undergoing autologous reconstruction.Insurance claims for patients free flap, latissimus dorsi or transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap were extracted U.S. health care database. Claims an 18-month period after the initial (index) procedure analyzed to assess episodes...
Background: Meaningful data to help guide resource allocation for staged tissue expander/implant-based breast reconstruction are currently lacking. The authors seek differentiate uneventful from successful and identify common outcome pathways factors that portend a deviation an uneventful, two-stage, two-operation course. Methods: A retrospective analysis of expander/implant reconstructions with or without acellular dermal matrix (2003 2009) was performed. Related postreconstructive events...
Metabolic acidosis related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an accelerated decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the development of end-stage disease. Whether metabolic cardiovascular (CV) events patients CKD unclear.Retrospective cohort study.The Optum De-identified Electronic Health Records Dataset, 2007-2017, was used generate a non-dialysis-dependent who had at least 3 estimated GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Patients (serum bicarbonate 12 <22 mEq/L) or normal serum...
Objective To perform risk analysis of tracheal injuries caused by endotracheal intubation (ETI) and to estimate the financial impact these sequelae. Study Design Cost using a national database. Settings The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) 2006 National Inpatient Sample. Subjects Methods We identified clinical manifestations treatments complications associated with tubes codified them into International Classification Disease‐ninth revision diagnosis procedure codes,...
Current cost data on tissue expansion followed by exchange for permanent implant (TE/I) reconstruction lack a necessary assessment of the experience heterogenous breast cancer patient population and their multiple outcome pathways. We extend our previous analysis to that direct hospital as bundling payments is likely follow changing centralization care at level.We performed retrospective (2003-2009) TE/I reconstructions with or without an acellular dermal matrix (ADM), namely Alloderm RTM....
ABSTRACT Background Epidemiological studies demonstrate an association between kidney stones and risk of chronic disease (CKD) CKD progression. Metabolic acidosis, as a consequence CKD, results in reduced urine pH which promotes the formation some types inhibits others. While metabolic acidosis is factor for progression, serum bicarbonate with incident not well understood. Methods We used Integrated Claims-Clinical dataset US patients to generate cohort non-dialysis-dependent two values 12...
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate resource utilization and costs repair potentially contaminated/infected complex ventral hernias using primary repair, synthetic mesh, or acellular xenograft. Methods: We used 2008–2009 insurance claims (Truven Health Analytics MarketScan ® ) identify patients who underwent grade 3 4 hernia between January 1 June 30, 2008. Patients were categorized into mesh xenograft groups based on Current Procedural Terminology Healthcare Common...