R J Beyth

Summary

Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A multicomponent intervention to prevent major bleeding complications in older patients receiving warfarin. A randomized, controlled trial
    R J Beyth
    Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Veterans Affairs Medical Center 152, Building 110T, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 133:687-95. 2000
  2. ncbi Oral anticoagulant therapy: quality-of-life issues
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX, USA
    Semin Vasc Med 3:239-42. 2003
  3. ncbi Management of haemorrhagic complications associated with oral anticoagulant treatment
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Baylor College of Medicine and The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, VAMC 152, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Expert Opin Drug Saf 1:129-36. 2002
  4. ncbi Principles of drug therapy in older patients: rational drug prescribing
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Division of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston VAMC, Division of Health Services Research, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Geriatr Med 18:577-92. 2002
  5. ncbi Hemorrhagic complications of oral anticoagulant therapy
    R J Beyth
    Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Geriatr Med 17:49-56. 2001
  6. ncbi Hemorrhagic complications of anticoagulant and thrombolytic treatment: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition)
    Sam Schulman
    McMaster Clinics, HHS General Hospital, 237 Barton Street E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Chest 133:257S-298S. 2008
  7. ncbi Voices of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic surrogates on the burdens of end-of-life decision making
    Ursula K Braun
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:267-74. 2008
  8. ncbi Are nursing-home residents at high risk of warfarin-related complications?
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Malcom Randall Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Gainesville, FL 32608-1197, USA
    Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 5:126-7. 2008
  9. ncbi The cost-utility of a care coordination/home telehealth programme for veterans with diabetes
    Tracey E Barnett
    VA HSR and D RR and D Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, and Department of Health Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA
    J Telemed Telecare 13:318-21. 2007
  10. ncbi Process of care and outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease
    Tracie C Collins
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, and Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:942-8. 2007

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi A multicomponent intervention to prevent major bleeding complications in older patients receiving warfarin. A randomized, controlled trial
    R J Beyth
    Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Veterans Affairs Medical Center 152, Building 110T, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 133:687-95. 2000
    ..Warfarin is effective in the treatment and prevention of many venous thromboembolic disorders, but it often leads to bleeding...
  2. ncbi Oral anticoagulant therapy: quality-of-life issues
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX, USA
    Semin Vasc Med 3:239-42. 2003
    ..As clinicians and patients weigh the evidence of the risks and benefits of oral anticoagulant therapy, they need to implicitly consider quality-of-life issues that may influence their decision-making...
  3. ncbi Management of haemorrhagic complications associated with oral anticoagulant treatment
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Baylor College of Medicine and The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, VAMC 152, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Expert Opin Drug Saf 1:129-36. 2002
    ..This article reviews the definitions of major and minor bleeding, the assessment of risk and preventive strategies and the management of anticoagulant-related bleeding...
  4. ncbi Principles of drug therapy in older patients: rational drug prescribing
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Division of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston VAMC, Division of Health Services Research, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Geriatr Med 18:577-92. 2002
    ..Careful, compassionate attention to these factors can have a profound effect on improving the quality of life, medication use, and the overall cost of health care in this vulnerable population...
  5. ncbi Hemorrhagic complications of oral anticoagulant therapy
    R J Beyth
    Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Geriatr Med 17:49-56. 2001
    ..The risk for anticoagulant-related bleeding cannot be considered in isolation and the potential benefits need to be weighed carefully in each individual patient, irregardless of age...
  6. ncbi Hemorrhagic complications of anticoagulant and thrombolytic treatment: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition)
    Sam Schulman
    McMaster Clinics, HHS General Hospital, 237 Barton Street E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Chest 133:257S-298S. 2008
    ..Thrombolytic therapy increases the risk of major bleeding 1.5-fold to threefold in patients with acute venous thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, or ST-elevation myocardial infarction...
  7. ncbi Voices of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic surrogates on the burdens of end-of-life decision making
    Ursula K Braun
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:267-74. 2008
    ..End-of-life decisions are frequently made by patients' surrogates. Race and ethnicity may affect such decision making. Few studies have described how different racial/ethnic groups experience end-of-life surrogate decision making...
  8. ncbi Are nursing-home residents at high risk of warfarin-related complications?
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Malcom Randall Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Gainesville, FL 32608-1197, USA
    Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 5:126-7. 2008
  9. ncbi The cost-utility of a care coordination/home telehealth programme for veterans with diabetes
    Tracey E Barnett
    VA HSR and D RR and D Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, and Department of Health Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA
    J Telemed Telecare 13:318-21. 2007
    ..By targeting the intervention differently in future work, it may become cost-effective for a greater proportion of patients...
  10. ncbi Process of care and outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease
    Tracie C Collins
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, and Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:942-8. 2007
    ..We investigated the association of process of care measures with adverse limb and systemic events in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)...
  11. ncbi Defining limits in care of terminally ill patients
    Ursula K Braun
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Sections of Geriatrics and Health Services Research, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    BMJ 334:239-41. 2007
  12. ncbi Therapeutic goal attainment in patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia
    Michael L Johnson
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Med Care 44:39-46. 2006
    ..We sought to ascertain treatment patterns and attainment of therapeutic goals in patients with isolated and concomitant hypertension and dyslipidemia, both with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) and symptomatic cardiovascular disease...
  13. ncbi Decreasing use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding for veterans with dementia-racial differences remain
    Ursula K Braun
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:242-8. 2005
    ..National time trends in PEG tube use over the last decade have not been previously reported. The objective of this study was to determine whether use of PEG tubes for patients with dementia has changed over time and by race...
  14. ncbi Racial and ethnic differences in the treatment of seriously ill patients: a comparison of African-American, Caucasian and Hispanic veterans
    Ursula K Braun
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Section of Health Services Research, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 100:1041-51. 2008
    ..No national data exist regarding racial/ethnic differences in the use of interventions for patients at the end of life...
  15. ncbi Prevalence of comorbid hypertension and dyslipidemia and associated cardiovascular disease
    Michael L Johnson
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex 77030, USA
    Am J Manag Care 10:926-32. 2004
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  16. ncbi Hemorrhagic complications of anticoagulant treatment: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
    Mark N Levine
    Henderson Research Centre, 711 Concession St, Hamilton, Ontario L8V 1C3
    Chest 126:287S-310S. 2004
    ..In terms of treatment decision making for anticoagulant therapy, bleeding risk cannot be considered alone, ie, the potential decrease in thromboembolism must be balanced against the potential increased bleeding risk...
  17. ncbi Benefits of antithrombotic therapy after infrainguinal bypass grafting: a meta-analysis
    Tracie C Collins
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Med 117:93-9. 2004
    ..We performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the benefits of antithrombotic therapy for maintaining the patency of vascular grafts following lower extremity bypass operations...
  18. ncbi Risk factors for bleeding in patients taking coumarins
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8005, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Curr Hematol Rep 1:41-9. 2002
    ..During ongoing therapy with coumarins, the risks and benefits of therapy should be reassessed periodically. This article reviews the current evidence for the prediction and prevention of coumarin-related bleeding...
  19. ncbi Process of care and outcomes in peripheral arterial disease
    Tracie C Collins
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Am J Med Sci 325:125-34. 2003
    ..The purpose of this article is to review the burden of PAD and to discuss the association of process of care with adverse limb outcomes in patients with PAD...
  20. ncbi The effectiveness of a care coordination home telehealth program for veterans with diabetes mellitus: a 2-year follow-up
    Tracey E Barnett
    Veterans Affairs Health Services Rehabilitation Research and Development, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, 1601 SW Archer Road 151B, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
    Am J Manag Care 12:467-74. 2006
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  21. ncbi Patient self-management of anticoagulation: an idea whose time has come
    Rebecca J Beyth
    Ann Intern Med 142:73-4. 2005