The effect of race and ethnicity on outcomes among patients in the intensive care unit: a comprehensive study involving socioeconomic status and resuscitation …
SE Erickson, EE Vasilevskis, MW Kuzniewicz… - Critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We sought to determine whether race or ethnicity is independently associated
with mortality or intensive care unit length of stay among critically ill patients after accounting …
with mortality or intensive care unit length of stay among critically ill patients after accounting …
Development and validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in patients with sepsis
T Lagu, PK Lindenauer, MB Rothberg… - Critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We aimed to determine whether a sepsis risk-adjustment model that uses only
administrative data could be used when other intensive care unit risk-adjustment methods …
administrative data could be used when other intensive care unit risk-adjustment methods …
[HTML][HTML] Women receive more trials of noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure than men: a nationwide population-based study
HN Shen, CL Lu, HH Yang - Critical care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Previous studies in western countries have observed that women are less likely
than men to receive intensive care and mechanical ventilation (MV). We aimed to investigate …
than men to receive intensive care and mechanical ventilation (MV). We aimed to investigate …
Facing down the triple threat of influenza and pneumococcal disease in African Americans: focusing on prevention
AL Churchwell, W Schaffner - Journal of the National Medical …, 2011 - search.proquest.com
Author Affiliation: Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute,(Dr Churchwell) Nashville,
Tennessee; National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (Dr Schaffner), Bethesda …
Tennessee; National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (Dr Schaffner), Bethesda …
Inflammatory Proteins, Genetic Variation, and Environmental Influences on Health Care Associated Infection Development in Sepsis
RA Umberger - 2011 - dc.uthsc.edu
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of baseline systemic inflammation
(pro‑inflammatory cytokine, anti‑inflammatory cytokine, and their ratio), genetic variability …
(pro‑inflammatory cytokine, anti‑inflammatory cytokine, and their ratio), genetic variability …