[HTML][HTML] Patterns and predictors of persistent opioid use following hip or knee arthroplasty

SC Kim, N Choudhry, JM Franklin, K Bykov… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The relationship between arthroplasty and long-term opioid use in patients with
knee or hip osteoarthritis is not well studied. We examined the prevalence, patterns and …

Regression coefficient–based scoring system should be used to assign weights to the risk index

HB Mehta, V Mehta, CJ Girman, D Adhikari… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Some previously developed risk scores contained a mathematical error in their
construction: risk ratios were added to derive weights to construct a summary risk score. This …

Utility of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© tool and the Surprise Question as screening tools for early palliative care and to predict mortality in patients with advanced …

X Gomez-Batiste, M Martinez-Munoz… - Palliative …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Surprise Question (SQ) identifies patients with palliative care needs. The
NECPAL CCOMS-ICO©(NECPAL) tool combines the Surprise Question with additional …

The association of team-specific workload and staffing with odds of burnout among VA primary care team members

CD Helfrich, JA Simonetti, WL Clinton, GB Wood… - Journal of general …, 2017 - Springer
Background Work-related burnout is common in primary care and is associated with worse
patient safety, patient satisfaction, and employee mental health. Workload, staffing stability …

Frailty and clinical outcomes of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in older adults with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study

DH Kim, A Pawar, JJ Gagne, LG Bessette… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: The role of differing levels of frailty in the choice of oral anticoagulants for older
adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear. Objective: To examine the outcomes of direct oral …

Comparative effectiveness of generic and brand-name statins on patient outcomes: a cohort study

JJ Gagne, NK Choudhry, AS Kesselheim… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: Statins are effective in preventing cardiovascular events, but patients do not
fully adhere to them. Objective: To determine whether patients are more adherent to generic …

Durability of the single-dose Ad26. COV2. S vaccine in the prevention of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the US before and during the Delta variant surge

JM Polinski, AR Weckstein, M Batech… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is critical to control the pandemic.
Randomized clinical trials demonstrated efficacy of the single-dose Ad26. COV2. S COVID …

Using real-world data to predict findings of an ongoing phase IV cardiovascular outcome trial: cardiovascular safety of linagliptin versus glimepiride

E Patorno, S Schneeweiss, C Gopalakrishnan… - Diabetes …, 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Using real-world data (RWD) from three US claims data sets, we aim to predict
the findings of the CARdiovascular Outcome Trial of LINAgliptin Versus Glimepiride in Type …

Outcomes of primary care delivery by nurse practitioners: Utilization, cost, and quality of care

CF Liu, PL Hebert, JH Douglas, EL Neely… - Health services …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine whether nurse practitioner (NP)‐assigned patients exhibited
differences in utilization, costs, and clinical outcomes compared to medical doctor (MD) …

Risk of venous thromboembolism associated with tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study

RJ Desai, A Pawar, F Khosrow-Khavar… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) with tofacitinib compared
with TNFis in patients with RA. Methods RA patients initiating tofacitinib or a TNFi without …