2021
Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics
Varma T, Wallach JD, Miller JE, Schnabel D, Skydel JJ, Zhang AD, Dinan MA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217063. PMID: 33877309, PMCID: PMC8058642, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel cancer therapeuticsPostmarketing studyBlack patientsCancer therapeuticsDemographic dataOlder adultsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityParticipants' demographic characteristicsPercentage of trialsPatient sexCancer populationClinical studiesCancer statisticsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy participantsCancer typesDemographic characteristicsDemographic informationStudy samplePatients
2019
Accidental drug overdose deaths in Connecticut, 2012–2018: The rise of polysubstance detection?
Rhee TG, Ross JS, Rosenheck RA, Grau LE, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Accidental drug overdose deaths in Connecticut, 2012–2018: The rise of polysubstance detection? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107671. PMID: 31706248, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverdose deathsNumber of deathsPolysubstance useDrug-related overdose deathsOpioid-involved overdose deathsFentanyl-related deathsNon-Hispanic whitesChief Medical ExaminerAccidental overdose deathsOverall deathOverdose incidentsStratified analysisConnecticut OfficeAccidental drugConnecticut residentsFentanylDeathUse statusMedical examinersSeparate analysisResidentsStatistical analysisUse of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016
Kahn PA, Dhruva SS, Rhee TG, Ross JS. Use of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913298. PMID: 31617923, PMCID: PMC6806423, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCardiopulmonary ResuscitationCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSuburban Health ServicesWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHospital cardiac arrestMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitationMechanical CPR deviceAdjusted odds ratioCardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitationManual cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPR deviceOdds ratioNational Emergency Medical Services Information System dataUse of CPRRetrospective cross-sectional studyMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEMS professionalsRisk-standardized ratesPatient demographic characteristicsPrior clinical trialsCross-sectional studyEvidence of benefitCardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEmergency medical services (EMS) professionalsNortheast census regionMultivariable analysisClinical trialsPrehospital setting
2018
Association of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities With Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Downing NS, Wang C, Gupta A, Wang Y, Nuti SV, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Association of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities With Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182044. PMID: 30646146, PMCID: PMC6324513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleCohort StudiesFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHospitalsHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumoniaRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMortality rateIntraclass correlation coefficientAnalysis cohortBlack patientsHospital proportionSocioeconomic disparitiesHospital analysisRisk-standardized outcomesRisk-standardized ratesRetrospective cohort studySocioeconomic statusNeighborhood income levelHospital performanceHospital outcomesCohort studyNumber of hospitalsBroader systemic effectsPatient raceMAIN OUTCOME