2016
Vena Caval Filter Utilization and Outcomes in Pulmonary Embolism Medicare Hospitalizations From 1999 to 2010
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Minges KE, Desai NR, Kim N, Desai MM, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Nallamothu BK, Goldhaber SZ, Krumholz HM. Vena Caval Filter Utilization and Outcomes in Pulmonary Embolism Medicare Hospitalizations From 1999 to 2010. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 1027-1035. PMID: 26940921, PMCID: PMC5322943, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011
Mody PS, Wang Y, Geirsson A, Kim N, Desai MM, Gupta A, Dodson JA, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 920-928. PMID: 25336626, PMCID: PMC4380171, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Short-Term Outcomes of Ablation Therapy for Hepatic Tumors: Evidence from the 2006–2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Fox JP, Gustafson J, Desai MM, Hellan M, Thambi-Pillai T, Ouellette J. Short-Term Outcomes of Ablation Therapy for Hepatic Tumors: Evidence from the 2006–2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 3677-3686. PMID: 22588470, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2397-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedure-specific complicationsNationwide Inpatient SampleMetastatic liver tumorsOpen surgical approachHepatic tumorsPostoperative complicationsSurgical approachInpatient SampleLiver tumorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisTreatment-related morbidityCases/yearLogistic regression analysisResultsMost patientsTransfusion requirementsHospital morbidityAdverse eventsIntraoperative bleedingBackgroundRadiofrequency ablationHeart failureHepatic failurePatient factorsTerm outcomesLaparoscopic proceduresAblation therapy