Browsing by Subject "Severity of Illness Index"
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A community approach to mortality prediction in sepsis via gene expression analysis.
(Nature communications, 2018-02)Improved risk stratification and prognosis prediction in sepsis is a critical unmet need. Clinical severity scores and available assays such as blood lactate reflect global illness severity with suboptimal performance, and ... -
A cross-site, comparative effectiveness study of an integrated HIV and substance use treatment program.
(AIDS Patient Care STDS, 2010-10)Co-occurrence of HIV and substance abuse is associated with poor outcomes for HIV-related health and substance use. Integration of substance use and medical care holds promise for HIV patients, yet few integrated treatment ... -
A dimensional approach to understanding severity estimates and risk correlates of marijuana abuse and dependence in adults.
(International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 2012-06)While item response theory (IRT) research shows a latent severity trait underlying response patterns of substance abuse and dependence symptoms, little is known about IRT-based severity estimates in relation to clinically ... -
A randomized clinical trial of a coping improvement group intervention for HIV-infected older adults.
(J Behav Med, 2011-04)This research tested if a 12-session coping improvement group intervention (n = 104) reduced depressive symptoms in HIV-infected older adults compared to an interpersonal support group intervention (n = 105) and an individual ... -
A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-01-28)BACKGROUND: We aimed to derive and validate a single risk score for predicting death from ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from 333 865 stroke ... -
Abuse and dependence on prescription opioids in adults: a mixture categorical and dimensional approach to diagnostic classification.
(Psychological medicine, 2011-03)For the emerging DSM-V, it has been recommended that dimensional and categorical methods be used simultaneously in diagnostic classification; however, little is known about this combined approach for abuse and dependence.Using ... -
An item response theory modeling of alcohol and marijuana dependences: a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network study.
(Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2009-05)OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), diagnostics criteria for alcohol and marijuana dependences among ... -
Assessment of Surgical Treatment Strategies for Moderate to Severe Cervical Spinal Deformity Reveals Marked Variation in Approaches, Osteotomies, and Fusion Levels.
(World neurosurgery, 2016-07)<h4>Objective</h4>Although previous reports suggest that surgery can improve the pain and disability of cervical spinal deformity (CSD), techniques are not standardized. Our objective was to assess for consensus on recommended ... -
Assessment of the Feasibility of Using Noninvasive Wearable Biometric Monitoring Sensors to Detect Influenza and the Common Cold Before Symptom Onset.
(JAMA network open, 2021-09)<h4>Importance</h4>Currently, there are no presymptomatic screening methods to identify individuals infected with a respiratory virus to prevent disease spread and to predict their trajectory for resource allocation.<h4>... -
Association of Preceding Antithrombotic Treatment With Acute Ischemic Stroke Severity and In-Hospital Outcomes Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
(JAMA, 2017-03)Importance:Antithrombotic therapies are known to prevent stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but are often underused in community practice. Objectives:To examine the prevalence of patients with acute ischemic ... -
Avascular necrosis in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a brief report and review of the literature.
(Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 2015-04-23)UNLABELLED: Avascular necrosis (AVN) occurs in several chronic illnesses, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but can also occur in healthy children. There are multiple theories to explain why and how AVN occurs, ... -
Baseline Frailty Status Influences Recovery Patterns and Outcomes Following Alignment Correction of Cervical Deformity.
(Neurosurgery, 2021-05)<h4>Background</h4>Frailty severity may be an important determinant for impaired recovery after cervical spine deformity (CD) corrective surgery.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate postop clinical recovery among CD patients between ... -
Baseline Visual Field Findings in the RUSH2A Study: Associated Factors and Correlation With Other Measures of Disease Severity.
(American journal of ophthalmology, 2020-11)<h4>Purpose</h4>To report baseline visual fields in the Rate of Progression in USH2A-related Retinal Degeneration (RUSH2A) study.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study within a natural history study.<h4>Methods</h4>Setting: ... -
Clinical and radiographic parameters that distinguish between the best and worst outcomes of scoliosis surgery for adults.
(European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013-02)<h4>Purpose</h4>Predictors of marked improvement versus failure to improve following surgery for adult scoliosis have not been identified. Our objective was to identify factors that distinguish between patients with the ... -
Clinician judgment vs formal scales for predicting intracerebral hemorrhage outcomes.
(Neurology, 2016-01-12)OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of formal prognostic instruments vs subjective clinical judgment with regards to predicting functional outcome in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS: This ... -
Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke.
(JAMA neurology, 2019-04)Importance:Although overall stroke incidence and mortality in the United States is improving, little is known about the characteristics and clinical outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in Asian American individuals. Objective:To ... -
Comparison of Structural Disease Burden to Health-related Quality of Life Scores in 264 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients With 2-Year Follow-up: Novel Insights into Drivers of Disability.
(Clinical spine surgery, 2017-03)<h4>Study design</h4>This is a review of a prospective multicenter database.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the relationship between preoperative disability and sagittal deformity in patients with high Oswestry Disability ... -
Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis.
(Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2020-08)<h4>Objective</h4>To assess whether eculizumab, a terminal complement inhibitor, improves patient- and physician-reported outcomes (evaluated using the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative ... -
Continuous intravenous cimetidine decreases stress-related upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage without promoting pneumonia.
(Crit Care Med, 1993-01)OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a continuous i.v. infusion of cimetidine, a histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonist, is needed to prevent upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage when compared with placebo and if that usage ... -
Coronal plane spinal malalignment and Parkinson's disease: prevalence and associations with disease severity.
(The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, 2015-01)<h4>Background context</h4>Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Patients with PD often present with abnormal posturing.<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate coronal plane ...
