Alfred F Connors
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3487024 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alfred F Connors |
| PRENOMES | Alfred F |
| SOBRENOME | Connors |
| ASSINATURA | CONNORS A F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University Hospitals of Cleveland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7123-3360 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Patient, Physician, and Consumer Drivers
BACKGROUND: Candidates for specialty drugs, the fastest growing and costliest pharmaceuticals, typically originate with primary care referrals. However, little is known about what drives such referrals-especially for large populations such as short, otherwise normal children (idiopathic short stature). Recent expanded approval of growth hormone (GH) makes more than 585,000 US children eligible for such treatment, potentially costing over $11 bill…
Comparison of the Performance of Two Comorbidity Measures, With and Without Information From Prior Hospitalizations
OBJECTIVES: This study compares the performance of two comorbidity risk adjustment methods (the Deyo et al adaptation of the Charlson index and the Elixhauser et al method) in five groups of California hospital patients with common reasons for hospitalization, and assesses the contribution to model performance made by information drawn from prior hospital admissions. METHODS: California hospital discharge abstract data for the calendar years 1994…
Generalists and Oncologists Show Similar Care Practices and Outcomes for Hospitalized Late-Stage Cancer Patients
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to identify similarities and differences in primary attending physicians' (generalists' versus oncologists') care practices and outcomes for seriously ill hospitalized patients with malignancy. DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study (SUPPORT project). SETTING: Subjects were recruited from 5 US teaching hospitals; data were gathered from 1989 to 1994. SUBJECTS: Included in the study was a matched samp…
Race and sex differences in long-term survival rates for elderly patients with pulmonary embolism
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to provide estimates of race- and sex-specific survival rates over a 10-year period for a cohort of 49,752 Medicare patients admitted to the hospital in 1984 with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. METHODS: Data were derived from Medicare Provider Analysis and Review Record inpatient claims files and the National Death Index file. RESULTS: For a primary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, median survival times …
The Effectiveness of Early Endoscopy for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
OBJECTIVES: The effectiveness of upper endoscopy in unselected patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage has not been well studied. This study was undertaken to identify factors associated with the performance of early endoscopy (ie, within 1 day of hospitalization) and, after adjusting for these factors, to determine associations between early endoscopy and in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and performance of surgery. METHODS: Subject…
A Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Seriously III Hospitalized Patients
Objectives. —To improve end-of-life decision making and reduce the frequency of a mechanically supported, painful, and prolonged process of dying. Design. —A 2-year prospective observational study (phase I) with 4301 patients followed by a 2-year controlled clinical trial (phase II) with 4804 patients and their physicians randomized by specialty group to the intervention group (n=2652) or control group (n=2152). Setting. —Five teaching hospitals …
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A Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Seriously III Hospitalized Patients
Objectives. —To improve end-of-life decision making and reduce the frequency of a mechanically supported, painful, and prolonged process of dying. Design. —A 2-year prospective observational study (phase I) with 4301 patients followed by a 2-year controlled clinical trial (phase II) with 4804 patients and their physicians randomized by specialty group to the intervention group (n=2652) or control group (n=2152). Setting. —Five teaching hospitals …
Race and sex differences in long-term survival rates for elderly patients with pulmonary embolism
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to provide estimates of race- and sex-specific survival rates over a 10-year period for a cohort of 49,752 Medicare patients admitted to the hospital in 1984 with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. METHODS: Data were derived from Medicare Provider Analysis and Review Record inpatient claims files and the National Death Index file. RESULTS: For a primary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, median survival times …
The Effectiveness of Early Endoscopy for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
OBJECTIVES: The effectiveness of upper endoscopy in unselected patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage has not been well studied. This study was undertaken to identify factors associated with the performance of early endoscopy (ie, within 1 day of hospitalization) and, after adjusting for these factors, to determine associations between early endoscopy and in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and performance of surgery. METHODS: Subject…
Generalists and Oncologists Show Similar Care Practices and Outcomes for Hospitalized Late-Stage Cancer Patients
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to identify similarities and differences in primary attending physicians' (generalists' versus oncologists') care practices and outcomes for seriously ill hospitalized patients with malignancy. DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study (SUPPORT project). SETTING: Subjects were recruited from 5 US teaching hospitals; data were gathered from 1989 to 1994. SUBJECTS: Included in the study was a matched samp…
Comparison of the Performance of Two Comorbidity Measures, With and Without Information From Prior Hospitalizations
OBJECTIVES: This study compares the performance of two comorbidity risk adjustment methods (the Deyo et al adaptation of the Charlson index and the Elixhauser et al method) in five groups of California hospital patients with common reasons for hospitalization, and assesses the contribution to model performance made by information drawn from prior hospital admissions. METHODS: California hospital discharge abstract data for the calendar years 1994…
Patient, Physician, and Consumer Drivers
BACKGROUND: Candidates for specialty drugs, the fastest growing and costliest pharmaceuticals, typically originate with primary care referrals. However, little is known about what drives such referrals-especially for large populations such as short, otherwise normal children (idiopathic short stature). Recent expanded approval of growth hormone (GH) makes more than 585,000 US children eligible for such treatment, potentially costing over $11 bill…
Medicine (6 obras) · Internal Medicine (5 obras) · Internal Medicine (4 obras) · Emergency Medicine (3 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras) · Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 obras) · Emergency Medicine (2 obras) · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (2 obras) · Intensive care medicine (2 obras) · MEDLINE (2 obras)