2020
Development and validation of a 30-day mortality index based on pre-existing medical administrative data from 13,323 COVID-19 patients: The Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index
King JT, Yoon JS, Rentsch CT, Tate JP, Park LS, Kidwai-Khan F, Skanderson M, Hauser RG, Jacobson DA, Erdos J, Cho K, Ramoni R, Gagnon DR, Justice AC. Development and validation of a 30-day mortality index based on pre-existing medical administrative data from 13,323 COVID-19 patients: The Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0241825. PMID: 33175863, PMCID: PMC7657526, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexVeterans Health AdministrationVACO IndexValidation cohortMedical administrative dataDevelopment cohortSARS-CoV-2 testing resultsMortality indexICD-10 diagnosis codesUS Veterans Health AdministrationSARS-CoV-2 infectionPre-existing medical conditionsCOVID-19 mortality riskPeripheral vascular diseaseCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 mortalitySARS-CoV-2Administrative dataLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityCohort subgroupsComorbidity indexOverall mortalityComorbid conditions
2013
An internationally generalizable risk index for mortality after one year of antiretroviral therapy
Tate JP, Justice AC, Hughes MD, Bonnet F, Reiss P, Mocroft A, Nattermann J, Lampe FC, Bucher HC, Sterling TR, Crane HM, Kitahata MM, May M, Sterne JA. An internationally generalizable risk index for mortality after one year of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2013, 27: 563-572. PMID: 23095314, PMCID: PMC4283204, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32835b8c7f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAlanine TransaminaseAnti-HIV AgentsAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesEuropeFemaleHemoglobinsHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailurePlatelet CountPredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentRNA, ViralUnited StatesConceptsHIV-1 RNAVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultiorgan system injuryCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyVACS IndexSystem injuryCell countDetectable HIV-1 RNAART Cohort CollaborationOutcome of deathAging Cohort StudyHepatitis C statusMortality risk indexGood discriminationART initiationCohort CollaborationHCV coinfectionCohort studyHIV deathsHIV markersHIV infectionValidation cohortAlanine transaminaseExcess mortality