2026
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ANU TWAYANA, John Garza, Alfredo Morales, Hamza Khair et autres
Introduction: Immunocompromised patients requiring mechanical ventilation face high mortality, but improving outcomes were reported in recent years. However, the population-level impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their short-term mortality trajectories has not been characterized. Methods: We used statewide data to identify immunocompromised …
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2026
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Hamza Khair, John Garza, Alfredo Morales, Edgar Luna Landa et autres
Introduction: Mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has changed minimally according to a recent meta-analysis, but contemporary longitudinal studies are lacking. We examined the population-level mortality trajectories of ARDS patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We used …
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2026
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Edgar Luna Landa, John Garza, Alfredo Morales, Hamza Khair et autres
Introduction: The use of mechanical ventilation in patients with dementia has increased over time. The COVID-19 pandemic strained critical care resources and was associated with increased mortality among mechanically ventilated patients in the general population. However, the population-level mortality trends in mechanically …
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2026
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Alfredo Morales, John Garza, Edgar Luna Landa, ANU TWAYANA et autres
Introduction: COVID-19 is associated with lasting immune dysfunction, an evolving spectrum of post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC), and increased risk of subsequent sepsis-related hospitalizations. We examined the population-level association of PCC with mortality in sepsis. Methods: We used a statewide dataset to identify hospitalizations …
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2026
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Abira Usman, John Garza, Alfredo Morales, Hamza Khair et autres
Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an inflammatory lung disease associated with high mortality, which has changed minimally over the past decade, thus prompting the exploration of predictive phenotyping for prognostication and therapeutic targeting. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with chronic …
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2023
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Hamza Khair, John Garza, Aun Muhammad, Muhammad Waqar Sharif et autres
Introduction: Frailty is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19. However, studies to date were based on clinical assessment tools of frailty, which cannot be scaled to administrative data. Although several ICD code-based frailty assessment tools were validated in …
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2023
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Muhammad Waqar Sharif, John Garza, Kejal Shah, Hamza Khair et autres
Introduction: The risks of sepsis and all-cause mortality are substantially increased among patients with prior history of COVID-19. However, the population-level association of past COVID-19 with short-term mortality in sepsis is unknown. Methods: We used a statewide dataset to identify hospitalizations aged …
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2023
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Kejal Shah, John Garza, Laura González, Aun Muhammad et autres
Introduction: Sepsis is a major complication of trauma and is associated with high mortality in affected patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a rise in hospital-acquired infections and with increased trauma- and sepsis-related mortality. We aim to examine the impact …
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2023
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Kejal Shah, John Garza, Laura González, Aun Muhammad et autres
Introduction: Sepsis is a major complication of trauma. Recent reports suggest increased trauma-related mortality and sepsis-related death during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the prognostic impact of trauma in sepsis and the impact of the pandemic on this association are unknown. We examined …
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2023
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Laura González, John Garza, Muhammad Waqar Sharif, Raksha Venkatesan et autres
Gonzalez, Laura; Garza, John; Waqar Sharif, Muhammad; Venkatesan, Raksha; Shah, Kejal; Khair, Hamza; Muhammad, Aun; Oud, Lavi Author Information
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2023
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Laura González, John Garza, Muhammad Waqar Sharif, Raksha Venkatesan et autres
Introduction: ICU utilization among patients with dementia has increased over time, including at end-of-life, though the benefits remain debated. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained critical care resources, affecting triage considerations. The population-level impact of COVID-19 on ICU utilization among patients with dementia …
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2023
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Aun Muhammad, John Garza, Raksha Venkatesan, Kejal Shah et autres
Introduction: Recent data suggest a rise in ICU utilization among homeless patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare resources, with decreases of non-COVID-19 ICU admissions, and with possibly worse outcomes among the latter. However, the population-level impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …
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