2013
Trends in Aortic Valve Replacement for Elderly Patients in the United States, 1999-2011
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Dodson JA, Desai MM, Sugeng L, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Valve Replacement for Elderly Patients in the United States, 1999-2011. JAMA 2013, 310: 2078-2084. PMID: 24240935, PMCID: PMC4089974, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlack PeopleCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementProcedure ratesElderly patientsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCross-sectional cohort studyPatients 85 yearsBypass graft surgeryHigh mortality rateCause readmissionCABG surgeryGraft surgeryOlder patientsCohort studyReadmission ratesTranscatheter optionsBlack patientsTranscatheter treatmentMechanical prosthesesThirty-dayContemporary outcomesMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare fee
2002
Development and Validation of a Risk‐Adjustment Index for Older Patients: The High‐Risk Diagnoses for the Elderly Scale
Desai MM, Bogardus ST, Williams CS, Vitagliano G, Inouye SK. Development and Validation of a Risk‐Adjustment Index for Older Patients: The High‐Risk Diagnoses for the Elderly Scale. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2002, 50: 474-481. PMID: 11943043, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50113.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk adjustment indexDevelopment cohortElderly ScaleRisk diagnosisProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsGeneral medicine serviceUniversity Teaching HospitalCox proportional hazardsCharacteristic curve analysisComparable patientsCohort studyOlder patientsStrength of associationDischarge diagnosisMedical patientsValidation cohortRisk groupsTeaching hospitalInitial cohortMortality riskSeparate cohortMedicine serviceMortality ratePatients
2001
What Does the Medical Record Reveal about Functional Status?
Bogardus S, Towle V, Williams C, Desai M, Inouye S. What Does the Medical Record Reveal about Functional Status? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2001, 16: 728-736. PMID: 11722685, PMCID: PMC1495285, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00625.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional status measuresMedical recordsFunctional statusStatus measuresIADL impairmentDaily livingHospitalized older patientsPotent independent predictorAcademic medical centerMost medical recordsHospital outcomesOlder patientsIndependent predictorsMedical patientsPrognostic importanceFunctional status informationImpairment prevalencePatient interviewsInstrumental activitiesMedical CenterBADLsIADLsBasic activitiesBADLPatients