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

Estimating Risk of Postsurgical General and Geriatric Complications Using the VESPA Preoperative Tool.

Min L, Hall K, Finlayson E, Englesbe M, Palazzolo W, Chan CL, Hou H, Miller A, Diehl KM

JAMA Surg 2017 Dec doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2635

Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions.

Lyu HG, Cooper MA, Mayer-Blackwell B, Jiam N, Hechenbleikner EM, Wick EC, Berenholtz SM, Makary MA

J Patient Saf 2017 Dec doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000136

Impact of Obesity and Adiposity on Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

George MD, Giles JT, Katz PP, England BR, Mikuls TR, Michaud K, Ogdie-Beatty AR, Ibrahim S, Cannon GW, Caplan L, Sauer BC, Baker JF

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2017 Dec doi: 10.1002/acr.23229

The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction.

Leeds IL, Canner JK, Efron JE, Ahuja N, Haut ER, Wick EC, Johnston FM

J Surg Res 2017 Dec doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.039

Analysis of Cost Variation in Craniotomy for Tumor Using 2 National Databases.

Zygourakis CC, Liu CY, Yoon S, Moriates C, Boscardin C, Dudley RA, Lawton MT, Theodosopoulos P, Berger MS, Gonzales R

Neurosurgery 2017 Dec doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx133

Risk Factors for Severe Hypoglycemia in Black and White Adults With Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

Lee AK, Lee CJ, Huang ES, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E

Diabetes Care 2017 Dec doi: 10.2337/dc17-0819

Understanding uptake of an intervention to accelerate antiretroviral therapy initiation in Uganda via qualitative inquiry.

Semitala FC, Camlin CS, Wallenta J, Kampiire L, Katuramu R, Amanyire G, Namusobya J, Chang W, Kahn JG, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Geng EH

J Int AIDS Soc 2017 Dec doi: 10.1002/jia2.25033

Wealth-Associated Disparities in Death and Disability in the United States and England.

Makaroun LK, Brown RT, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Ahalt C, Boscardin WJ, Lang-Brown S, Lee S

JAMA Intern Med 2017 Dec doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3903

High Prevalence and Clinical/Sociodemographic Correlates of Miscarriages Among Flight Attendants.

Heidecker B, Spencer RM, Hayes V, Hall S, Parikh N, Stock EO, Redberg R

Am J Med 2017 Dec doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.05.032

Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials: findings from the Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers.

Garcia RI, Tiwari T, Ramos-Gomez F, Heaton B, Orozco M, Rasmussen M, Braun P, Henshaw M, Borrelli B, Albino J, Diamond C, Gebel C, Batliner TS, Barker JC, Gregorich S, Gansky SA

J Public Health Dent 2017 Dec doi: 10.1111/jphd.12182