2014
Hospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults
Capp R, Ross JS, Fox JP, Wang Y, Desai MM, Venkatesh AK, Krumholz HM. Hospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 32: 837-843. PMID: 24881514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency departmentAdmission ratesClinical characteristicsED visitsHospital factorsClinical factorsAdult ED visitsUS emergency departmentsHospital teaching statusCross-sectional analysisPatient characteristicsHospital admissionHospital variationPatientsTeaching statusHospitalED dataVisitsRepresentative sampleAdultsRural locationsAdmissionFactorsNational variations
2013
Outcomes and Costs Associated With Robotic Colectomy in the Minimally Invasive Era
Tyler JA, Fox JP, Desai MM, Perry WB, Glasgow SC. Outcomes and Costs Associated With Robotic Colectomy in the Minimally Invasive Era. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2013, 56: 458-466. PMID: 23478613, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0b013e31827085ec.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnastomosis, SurgicalColectomyCosts and Cost AnalysisEnterostomyFemaleHospital CostsHumansIleusIntestinal FistulaIntraoperative ComplicationsLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRoboticsVenous ThromboembolismYoung AdultConceptsRobotic-assisted colectomyLength of stayHospital outcomesLaparoscopic colectomyOverall postoperative morbidity ratePostoperative morbidity rateLow-volume centersNationwide Inpatient SampleCost of careRobotic-assisted surgeryPotential miscodingOverall morbidityPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsIndividual complicationsLaparoscopic approachPatient characteristicsColon surgeryRetrospective reviewMorbidity rateRobotic colectomyInvasive eraInpatient SampleLaparoscopic proceduresBaseline differences
2009
Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Desai MM, Stauffer BD, Feringa HH, Schreiner GC. Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 500-507. PMID: 20031883, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.832949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient characteristicsAMI readmissionsReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionPatient riskOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsRelevant English-language studiesRisk-stratify patientsPatient risk stratificationInclusion/exclusion criteriaPublic reportingEnglish-language studiesMedicine ReviewsRisk stratificationPatient predictorsHospital ratesPreventable outcomesReadmissionEligible publicationsExclusion criteriaAMI hospitalizationSystematic reviewRelevant articles