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Revision Surgery Following Operations for Lumbar Stenosis by Deyo, Richard A., MD, MPH, Angier, Heather, MPH, Martin, Brook I., PhD, MPH, Mirza, Sohail K., MD, MPH, Kreuter, William, MPA, Jarvik, Jeffrey G., MD, MPH

“…Background For carefully selected patients with lumbar stenosis, decompression surgery is more efficacious than nonoperative treatment. However, some patients…”
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Epidemiologic Study of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly by Ehlenbach, William J, Barnato, Amber E, Curtis, J. Randall, Kreuter, William, Koepsell, Thomas D, Deyo, Richard A, Stapleton, Renee D

“…In this longitudinal study of hospitalized Medicare patients, there was no improvement in survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during the period…”
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Trends and variations in cervical spine surgery in the United States: Medicare beneficiaries, 1992 to 2005 by Wang, Marjorie C, Kreuter, William, Wolfla, Christopher E, Maiman, Dennis J, Deyo, Richard A

“…Retrospective cohort. To describe population-based trends and variations in surgery for degenerative changes of the cervical spine among Medicare…”
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Regional Variation in Anesthesia Assistance During Outpatient Colonoscopy Is Not Associated With Differences in Polyp Detection or Complication Rates by Dominitz, Jason A, Baldwin, Laura–Mae, Green, Pamela, Kreuter, William I, Ko, Cynthia W

“…Background & Aims We investigated the rate and predictors of anesthesia assistance during outpatient colonoscopy and whether anesthesia assistance is…”
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Reoperation rates following lumbar spine surgery and the influence of spinal fusion procedures by MARTIN, Brook I, MIRZA, Sohail K, COMSTOCK, Bryan A, GRAY, Darryl T, KREUTER, William, DEYO, Richard A

“…Retrospective cohort study using a hospital discharge registry of all nonfederal acute care hospitals in Washington state. To determine the cumulative…”
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United States trends in lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions by DEYO, Richard A, GRAY, Darryl T, KREUTER, William, MIRZA, Sohail, MARTIN, Brook I

“…Retrospective cohort study using national sample administrative data. To determine if lumbar fusion rates increased in the 1990s and to compare lumbar fusion…”
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Population-based trends in volumes and rates of ambulatory lumbar spine surgery by GRAY, Darryl T, DEYO, Richard A, KREUTER, William, MIRZA, Sohail K, HEAGERTY, Patrick J, COMSTOCK, Bryan A, CHAN, Leighton, KATZ, Jeffrey N

“…Sequential cross-sectional study. To quantify patterns of outpatient lumbar spine surgery. Outpatient lumbar spine surgery patterns are undocumented. We used…”
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Use of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Surgery for Older Adults With Lumbar Stenosis: Trends, Complications, Repeat Surgery, and Charges by DEYO, Richard A, CHING, Alex, MATSEN, Laura, MARTIN, Brook I, KREUTER, William, JARVIK, Jeffrey G, ANGIER, Heather, MIRZA, Sohail K

“…Retrospective cohort study of Medicare claims. Examine trends and patterns in the use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) in surgery for lumbar stenosis;…”
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Trends in Receipt of Intensive Procedures at the End of Life Among Patients Treated With Maintenance Dialysis by Eneanya, Nwamaka D., MD, MPH, Hailpern, Susan M., DrPH, MS, O’Hare, Ann M., MD, MA, Kurella Tamura, Manjula, MD, MPH, Katz, Ronit, DPhil, Kreuter, William, MPA, Montez-Rath, Maria E., PhD, Hebert, Paul L., PhD, Hall, Yoshio N., MD, MS

“…Background Many dialysis patients receive intensive procedures intended to prolong life at the very end of life. However, little is known about trends over…”
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Specialty Differences in Polyp Detection, Removal, and Biopsy during Colonoscopy by Ko, Cynthia W., MD, MS, Dominitz, Jason A., MD, MHS, Green, Pam, PhD, Kreuter, William, MPA, Baldwin, Laura-Mae, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Colonoscopy is a technically complex procedure commonly performed to detect and remove colorectal pathology. This study examined the…”
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Accuracy of Medicare claims for identifying findings and procedures performed during colonoscopy by Ko, Cynthia W., MD, MS, Dominitz, Jason A., MD, MHS, Green, Pam, PhD, Kreuter, William, MPA, Baldwin, Laura-Mae, MD, MPH

“…Background Administrative claims data are frequently used for quality measurement. Objective To examine the accuracy of administrative claims for potential…”
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Persistent demographic differences in colorectal cancer screening utilization despite Medicare reimbursement by Ko, Cynthia W, Kreuter, William, Baldwin, Laura-Mae

“…Colorectal cancer screening is widely recommended, but often under-utilized. In addition, significant demographic differences in screening utilization exist…”
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Trends, Major Medical Complications, and Charges Associated With Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Older Adults by Deyo, Richard A, Mirza, Sohail K, Martin, Brook I, Kreuter, William, Goodman, David C, Jarvik, Jeffrey G

“…CONTEXT In recent decades, the fastest growth in lumbar surgery occurred in older patients with spinal stenosis. Trials indicate that for selected patients,…”
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Outcomes Associated With Left Ventricular Assist Devices Among Recipients With and Without End-stage Renal Disease by Bansal, Nisha, Hailpern, Susan M, Katz, Ronit, Hall, Yoshio N, Kurella Tamura, Manjula, Kreuter, William, O'Hare, Ann M

“…Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are widely used both as a bridge to heart transplant and as destination therapy in advanced heart failure. Although…”
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Evaluation of a Health Information Exchange for Linkage to Mental Health Care Following an Emergency Department Visit by Parrish, Canada, Basu, Anirban, McConnell, K. John, Frogner, Bianca K., Reddy, Ashok, Zatzick, Douglas F., Kreuter, William, Sabbatini, Amber K.

“…Aligning with Washington state’s goal of reducing unnecessary ED use and improving linkage to outpatient primary and behavioral health care, this study aimed…”
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Disparities in cardiovascular outcomes among emergency department patients with mental illness by Kumar, Shilpa, Duber, Herbert C., Kreuter, William, Sabbatini, Amber K.

“…Patients with mental illness have been shown to receive lower quality of care and experience worse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes compared to those without…”
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Healthcare Intensity at Initiation of Chronic Dialysis among Older Adults by WONG, Susan P. Y, KREUTER, William, O'HARE, Ann M

“…Little is known about the circumstances under which older adults initiate chronic dialysis and subsequent outcomes. Using national registry data, we conducted…”
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Hospital Performance Under Alternative Readmission Measures Incorporating Observation Stays by Sabbatini, Amber K., Parrish, Canada, Liao, Joshua M., Wright, Brad, Basu, Anirban, Kreuter, William, Joynt-Maddox, Karen E.

“…Objective: To determine the extent to which counting observation stays changes hospital performance on 30-day readmission measures. Methods: This was a…”
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Complications and mortality associated with cervical spine surgery for degenerative disease in the united states by WANG, Marjorie C, CHAN, Leighton, MAIMAN, Dennis J, KREUTER, William, DEYO, Richard A

“…Retrospective cohort. To describe the incidence of complications and mortality associated with surgery for degenerative disease of the cervical spine using…”
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Evaluation of a Health Information Exchange for Linkage to Mental Health Care After an Emergency Department Visit by Parrish, Canada, Basu, Anirban, McConnell, K. John, Frogner, Bianca K., Reddy, Ashok, Zatzick, Douglas F., Kreuter, William, Sabbatini, Amber K.

“…Aligning with Washington State’s goal of reducing unnecessary emergency department (ED) use and improving linkage to outpatient primary and behavioral health…”
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