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Association of functional status with changes in physical activity: insights from a behavioral intervention for participants with arthritisJoe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:172-5. 2012..We tested the hypothesis that participants with the highest baseline functional capacity, regardless of their intervention status, experienced the greatest increases in physical activity levels at 6-month follow-up...
Perioperative outcomes and amputation-free survival after lower extremity bypass surgery in California hospitals, 1996-1999, with follow-up through 2004Joe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Vasc Surg 50:776-783.e1. 2009..This study analyzes perioperative and long-term limb salvage and amputation-free survival outcomes for patients undergoing initial aortoiliac or femoropopliteal bypass graft surgery in California hospitals from 1996 to 1999...
A census-based analysis of racial disparities in lower extremity amputation rates in Northern Illinois, 1987-2004Joe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Vasc Surg 47:1001-7; discussion 1007. 2008..Given improvements in care for peripheral vascular disease and diabetes over the last two decades, it was of interest whether racial disparities in lower extremity amputation rates had changed...
Complementary and alternative medicine use for arthritis pain in 2 Chicago community areasJoe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Clin J Pain 23:744-9. 2007..To compare the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for arthritis between 2 ethnically distinct metropolitan Chicago community areas...
Baseline health, socioeconomic status, and 10-year mortality among older middle-aged Americans: findings from the Health and Retirement Study, 1992 2002Joe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 St Clair No 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 62:S209-17. 2007..This study analyzed whether socioeconomic status in older middle age continues to be associated with 10-year survival after data are controlled for baseline health status...
Correlates of improvement in walking ability in older persons in the United StatesJoe Feinglass
General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Public Health 99:533-9. 2009..We analyzed factors associated with improvement in walking ability among respondents to the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study...
Effect of physical activity on functional status among older middle-age adults with arthritisJoe Feinglass
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Arthritis Rheum 53:879-85. 2005....
Racial differences in primary and repeat lower extremity amputation: results from a multihospital studyJoe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:823-9. 2005....
Health status, arthritis risk factors, and medical care use among respondents with joint symptoms or physician diagnosed arthritis: findings from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemJoe Feinglass
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Rheumatol 32:130-6. 2005..However, this population includes very diverse groups with major differences in health status, risk factors and disability...
Chronic joint symptoms and prior arthritis diagnosis in community surveys: implications for arthritis prevalence estimatesJoe Feinglass
Department of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Public Health Rep 118:230-9. 2003..This telephone interview study examines prevalence estimates based on the current Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) arthritis case definition...
How safe is primary knee replacement surgery? Perioperative complication rates in Northern Illinois, 1993-1999Joe Feinglass
Northwestern University Medical School and Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:110-6. 2004..To describe inpatient complications for primary total knee replacement (TKR) in a period of rapidly growing orthopedic surgery capacity, declining length of stay, and more frequent discharge to rehabilitation facilities...
Changes in prescription contraceptive use, 1995-2002: the effect of insurance statusKelly R Culwell
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Obstet Gynecol 110:1371-8. 2007..To examine changes in prescription contraception use between 1995 and 2002 by insurance status among women at risk for unintended pregnancy...
Influence of renal insufficiency on limb loss and mortality after initial lower extremity surgical revascularizationANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco 94121, USA
J Vasc Surg 39:709-16. 2004..The goal of the present study was to determine whether patients with milder degrees of renal insufficiency are also at risk for this complication...
Unexpected collateral effects of simulation-based medical educationJeffrey H Barsuk
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acad Med 86:1513-7. 2011..The collateral effects of SBE on the skills of residents who have not yet experienced SBE are unknown...
Cost savings from reduced catheter-related bloodstream infection after simulation-based education for residents in a medical intensive care unitElaine R Cohen
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Simul Healthc 5:98-102. 2010..However, little is known about the cost-effectiveness of simulation-based education. The aim of this study was to estimate hospital cost savings related to a reduction in CRBSI after simulation training for residents...
Mastery learning of advanced cardiac life support skills by internal medicine residents using simulation technology and deliberate practiceDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:251-6. 2006..Internal medicine residents must be competent in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) for board certification...
Volume of emergency department admissions for sepsis is related to inpatient mortality: results of a nationwide cross-sectional analysisEmilie S Powell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Crit Care Med 38:2161-8. 2010..This study examines whether there is an association between the annual volume of patients admitted via the emergency department with sepsis and inpatient mortality...
A longitudinal study of internal medicine residents' retention of advanced cardiac life support skillsDiane B Wayne
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 251 E Huron Street, Galter 3 150, Chicago, Illinois 60011, USA
Acad Med 81:S9-S12. 2006..Traditional ACLS courses have limited ability to enable residents to achieve and maintain skills. Educational programs featuring reliable measurements and improved retention of skills would be useful for residency education...
Graduating internal medicine residents' self-assessment and performance of advanced cardiac life support skillsDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Med Teach 28:365-9. 2006..075). Self-assessment of performance by graduating internal medicine residents was not accurate in this study. The use of self-assessment to document resident competence in procedures such as ACLS is not a proxy for objective evaluation...
Comparison of two standard-setting methods for advanced cardiac life support trainingDiane B Wayne
MD, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter 3 150, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Acad Med 80:S63-6. 2005..This study used the Angoff and Hofstee standard-setting methods to derive minimum passing scores for six advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) procedures...
Racial and ethnic disparities in neuraxial labor analgesiaPaloma Toledo
Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Anesth Analg 114:172-8. 2012....
The effects of daily weather on accelerometer-measured physical activityJoe Feinglass
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
J Phys Act Health 8:934-43. 2011..This study analyzes Chicago-area weather effects on objectively measured physical activity over a 3-year period among a cohort of 241 participants in an on-going arthritis physical activity trial...
Explaining racial variation in lower extremity amputation: a 5-year retrospective claims data and medical record review at an urban teaching hospitalCheryl Rucker-Whitaker
Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Arch Surg 138:1347-51. 2003....
Simulation-based education improves quality of care during cardiac arrest team responses at an academic teaching hospital: a case-control studyDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Chest 133:56-61. 2008..Simulation technology is widely used in medical education. Linking educational outcomes achieved in a controlled environment to patient care improvement is a constant challenge...
Postoperative mortality after nontraumatic lower extremity amputation in patients with renal insufficiencyANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, San Francisco VAMC, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 15:427-34. 2004..This finding highlights the need for a targeted approach to improving the care of patients with renal insufficiency undergoing lower extremity amputation...
Lower mortality in sepsis patients admitted through the ED vs direct admissionEmilie S Powell
Northwestern University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 602611, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:432-9. 2012..This study analyzes if patients with sepsis admitted through the emergency department (ED) have lower inpatient mortality than do patients admitted directly to the hospital...
Potential role of comanagement in "rescue" of surgical patientsKeiki Hinami
Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Manag Care 17:e333-9. 2011..To evaluate the effect of medical comanagement on outcomes of hospitalized surgical patients who had postoperative complications...
Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infectionsJeffrey H Barsuk
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:1420-3. 2009..The effect of simulation-based education in CVC insertion on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if simulation-based training in CVC insertion reduces CRBSI...
The association of health insurance with use of prescription contraceptivesKelly R Culwell
Program in Family Planning and Contraception, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 39:226-30. 2007....
Hospital-reported data on the pneumonia quality measure "Time to First Antibiotic Dose" are not associated with inpatient mortality: results of a nationwide cross-sectional analysisErin Quattromani
Department of Emergency Medicine EQ, ESP, RKK, NC, KS, UP, MJP, DMC and the Institute for Healthcare Studies and Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine ESP, RKK, JF, Chicago, IL, USA
Acad Emerg Med 18:496-503. 2011..The objective of this study was to determine whether hospital performance on the TFAD measure for patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) for pneumonia is associated with decreased mortality...
Are the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality obstetric trauma indicators valid measures of hospital safety?William A Grobman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:868-74. 2006....
Patients transplanted for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are at increased risk for postoperative cardiovascular eventsLisa B Vanwagner
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Hepatology 56:1741-50. 2012..CONCLUSIONS: CV complications are common after LT, and NASH patients are at increased risk independent of traditional cardiac risk factors, though this did not affect overall mortality...
Risk-adjustment of cesarean delivery rates: a practical method for use in quality improvementAlan M Peaceman
Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill, USA
Am J Med Qual 17:113-7. 2002..86 and a 60-fold increase in cesarean delivery from highest to lowest deciles of predicted risk. This methodology can be used widely for quality improvement without the need for extensive chart review...
Is heart failure survival improving? Evidence from 2323 elderly patients hospitalized between 1989-2000Joe Feinglass
Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill, USA
Am Heart J 146:111-4. 2003..This offers an excellent opportunity to study potential heart failure survival improvements for a general patient population...
Disparities in health care are driven by where minority patients seek care: examination of the hospital quality alliance measuresRomana Hasnain-Wynia
Health Research and Educational Trust, American Hospital Association, and Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:1233-9. 2007..We assessed racial/ethnic disparities using the Hospital Quality Alliance Inpatient Quality of Care Indicators...
Variations in US hospital performance on imaging-use measuresJason S Mathias
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Med Care 50:808-14. 2012....
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy versus abdominal myomectomy: a comparative analysis of surgical outcomes and costsKate Nash
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 285:435-40. 2012..To compare clinical and effectiveness outcomes between robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy (RALM) and abdominal myomectomy (AM)...
Impact of renal insufficiency on short-term morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization: data from the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:1287-95. 2003..Further studies are needed to explore reasons for the higher rate of limb-threatening infection in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing revascularization...
Infant morbidity and mortality associated with vaginal delivery in twin gestationsAlan M Peaceman
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:462.e1-6. 2009..To compare infant outcomes for twin gestations delivered vaginally with those with cesarean delivery by using a large national dataset containing birth certificate data...
Simulation-based training of internal medicine residents in advanced cardiac life support protocols: a randomized trialDiane B Wayne
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Teach Learn Med 17:210-6. 2005..Internal medicine residents must be competent in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for board certification...
Does physician benchmarking improve performance of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy?Frank F Tu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
South Med J 98:883-7. 2005..Benchmarking techniques were implemented to optimize operating time and charges associated with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)...
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma: how well you do may depend on where you liveRaymond D Massenburg
Health Policy Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Leuk Lymphoma 49:841-2. 2008
