Physician-Level Variation in Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
Meeta Prasad KerlinAndrew EpsteinJeremy M KahnTheodore J IwashynaDavid A AschMichael O HarhaySarah J RatcliffeScott D HalpernPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2019)
Intensivists independently contribute to outcomes of Medicare patients who undergo mechanical ventilation, as evidenced by the variation in risk-adjusted mortality across intensivists. However, physician experience does not underlie this relationship between intensivists, suggesting the need to identify modifiable physician factors to improve outcomes.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- emergency department
- primary care
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- respiratory failure
- patient reported