2008
The Safety of Emergency Care Systems: Results of a Survey of Clinicians in 65 US Emergency Departments
Magid DJ, Sullivan AF, Cleary PD, Rao SR, Gordon JA, Kaushal R, Guadagnoli E, Camargo CA, Blumenthal D. The Safety of Emergency Care Systems: Results of a Survey of Clinicians in 65 US Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 53: 715-723.e1. PMID: 19054592, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentSurvey of cliniciansED cliniciansUS health care facilitiesPatient safetyNumber of patientsDelivery of careHealth care facilitiesEmergency care systemHigh-risk settingsSafe patient careIll patientsED patientsHalf of respondentsSpecialty consultationClinicians' perceptionsCare facilitiesEmergency careSafe carePatient careEligible respondentsCliniciansPatientsCare system
1995
Prognostic Stratification in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis
Chertow G, Christiansen C, Cleary P, Munro C, Lazarus J. Prognostic Stratification in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis. JAMA Internal Medicine 1995, 155: 1505-1511. PMID: 7605152, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1995.00430140075007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureHospital mortalityRenal failureIll patientsMechanical ventilationAcute Renal Failure Requiring DialysisIntensive care unit technologyMultivariate logistic regression analysisCritically Ill PatientsHospital mortality rateHigh-risk patientsOrgan system failureIntensive care unitLogistic regression analysisOminous conditionUnderlying malignancyHospital dischargeConsecutive patientsCare unitComorbid conditionsLaboratory variablesEarly mortalityPrognostic stratificationMedical recordsProspective validation
1986
Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact?
Bedell S, Pelle D, Maher P, Cleary P. Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact? JAMA 1986, 256: 233-7. PMID: 3723709, DOI: 10.1001/jama.256.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAbnormal mental statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionPatient progress notesIll patientsPulmonary diseaseCardiopulmonary arrestDNR statusMyocardial infarctionUniversity HospitalMedical recordsMental statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient's illnessPercent of familiesResuscitate ordersChart ordersPatientsMedical careProgress notesHospitalDNRResuscitationIllness