Thad E Abrams

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Geographic isolation and the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality: a cohort study
    Thad E Abrams
    Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246 2208, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:80-6. 2011
  2. ncbi Preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions and mortality in nonsurgical intensive care patients
    Thad E Abrams
    Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6 West, Mailstop 152, Iowa City, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Am J Crit Care 19:241-9. 2010
  3. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction
    Thad E Abrams
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:213-20. 2009
  4. ncbi Mortality and revascularization following admission for acute myocardial infarction: implication for rural veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health, Midwest Rural Health Resource Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
    J Rural Health 26:310-7. 2010
  5. ncbi Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the effect of existing psychiatric comorbidity on subsequent mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health ORH, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Psychosomatics 52:441-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Variations in the associations between psychiatric comorbidity and hospital mortality according to the method of identifying psychiatric diagnoses
    Thad E Abrams
    The Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CRIISP, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, IA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:317-22. 2008

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Geographic isolation and the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality: a cohort study
    Thad E Abrams
    Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246 2208, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:80-6. 2011
    ..Little is known about the possible differences in outcomes between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who live in rural areas and those who live in urban areas of the United States...
  2. ncbi Preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions and mortality in nonsurgical intensive care patients
    Thad E Abrams
    Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6 West, Mailstop 152, Iowa City, IA 52246 2208, USA
    Am J Crit Care 19:241-9. 2010
    ..To examine the effects of preexisting comorbid psychiatric conditions on mortality in a large cohort of patients admitted to a nonsurgical intensive care unit...
  3. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidity and mortality after acute myocardial infarction
    Thad E Abrams
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2:213-20. 2009
    ..This study compared associations between psychiatric comorbidity and AMI outcomes that were derived using secondary diagnosis codes and codes captured from prior outpatient encounters...
  4. ncbi Mortality and revascularization following admission for acute myocardial infarction: implication for rural veterans
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health, Midwest Rural Health Resource Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
    J Rural Health 26:310-7. 2010
    ..Annually, over 3,000 rural veterans are admitted to Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), yet no studies of AMI have utilized the VA rural definition...
  5. ncbi Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the effect of existing psychiatric comorbidity on subsequent mortality
    Thad E Abrams
    VA Office of Rural Health ORH, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Psychosomatics 52:441-9. 2011
    ..We examined a national sample of hospitalized COPD patients to evaluate the impact of three psychiatric conditions on mortality and readmission...
  6. ncbi Variations in the associations between psychiatric comorbidity and hospital mortality according to the method of identifying psychiatric diagnoses
    Thad E Abrams
    The Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice CRIISP, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, IA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:317-22. 2008
    ..This study examined if associations varied according to the method of identifying psychiatric comorbidity and agreement between the different methods...