Publications | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

The significance of preoperative impaired sensorium on surgical outcomes in nonemergent general surgical operations.

Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN

JAMA Surg 2015 Jan doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.863

Examining differences in nurses' language, accent, and comprehensibility in nursing home settings based on birth origin and country of education.

Wagner LM, Brush BL, Castle NG, Eaton M, Capezuti E

Geriatr Nurs 2015 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.10.012

Implementation of surgical quality improvement: auditing tool for surgical site infection prevention practices.

Hechenbleikner EM, Hobson DB, Bennett JL, Wick EC

Dis Colon Rectum 2015 Jan doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000259

D-dimer and the workup of pulmonary embolism: a teachable moment.

Wray CM

JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jan doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5861

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cardiac contractility modulation in patients with moderately reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and a narrow QRS duration: study rationale and design.

Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Reddy VY, Hasenfuss G, Kuck KH, Boscardin J, Gibbons R, Burkhoff D, FIX-HF-5C Investigators and Coordinators.

J Card Fail 2015 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.09.011

Are men at greater risk of lean mass deficits in rheumatoid arthritis?

Baker JF, Long J, Ibrahim S, Leonard MB, Katz P

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 Jan doi: 10.1002/acr.22396

Muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical disability in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 Jan doi: 10.1002/acr.22399

Envisioning a social-health information exchange as a platform to support a patient-centered medical neighborhood: a feasibility study.

Nguyen OK, Chan CV, Makam A, Stieglitz H, Amarasingham R

J Gen Intern Med 2015 Jan doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-2969-8

Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos.

Pino-Yanes M, Thakur N, Gignoux CR, Galanter JM, Roth LA, Eng C, Nishimura KK, Oh SS, Vora H, Huntsman S, Nguyen EA, Hu D, Drake KA, Conti DV, Moreno-Estrada A, Sandoval K, Winkler CA, Borrell LN, Lurmann F, Islam TS, Davis A, Farber HJ, Meade K, Avila PC, Serebrisky D, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lenoir MA, Ford JG, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Thyne SM, Sen S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Bustamante CD, Williams LK, Gilliland FD, Gauderman WJ, Kumar R, Torgerson DG, Burchard EG

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2015 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.053

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

By: Cabana MD, Bardach NS

J Pediatr 2015 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.09.021