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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSinha SS, Sjoding MW, Sukul D
Changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses over time among elderly cardiac intensive care unit patients in the United States.
This study examined changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses among elderly patients admitted to a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) during the past decade. More than half of all elderly patients with a CICU stay across the United States now have primary noncardiac diagnoses at discharge. These patients receive different types of care and have worse outcomes than patients with primary cardiac diagnoses.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Sinha SS, Sjoding MW, Sukul D .
Changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses over time among elderly cardiac intensive care unit patients in the United States.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2017 Aug;10(8):e003616. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003616.
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Keywords: Elderly, Heart Disease and Health, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Outcomes, Respiratory Conditions
Valley TS, Sjoding MW, Ryan AM
Intensive care unit admission and survival among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or myocardial infarction.
The researchers estimated the relationship between ICU admission and outcomes for hospitalized patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exacerbation of heart failure (HF), or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). They found that ICU admission did not confer a survival benefit for patients with uncertain ICU needs hospitalized with COPD exacerbation, HF exacerbation, or AMI.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Valley TS, Sjoding MW, Ryan AM .
Intensive care unit admission and survival among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or myocardial infarction.
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017 Jun;14(6):943-51. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201611-847OC.
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Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Respiratory Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Outcomes