Publications by authors named "J Beller"
Objective: Intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS) accounts for a large percentage of inpatient cost after cardiac surgery. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk calculator predicts total LOS but does not discriminate between ICU and non-ICU time. We sought to develop a predictive model of prolonged ICU LOS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem in workers that contributes to work disability and reduces quality of life. However, studies examining vulnerable groups in relation to sociodemographic differences in LBP remain scarce. Therefore, the current study investigates which sociodemographic groups of workers are most affected by LBP.
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- This study investigates the relationship between mortality rates for patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) based on where in the hospital their cardiac arrest occurs, as well as the effect of moving patients for cannulation on their outcomes.
- The research analyzed data from 2,515 patients who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest between 2020 and 2023 at hospitals reporting to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).
- Results showed significantly higher odds of mortality for patients who had cardiac arrests in the ICU or acute care beds compared to those in the cardiac catheterization lab, while relocating patients for cannulation did not have a notable impact on survival rates.
Objective: To evaluate the influence of initial intervention on the long-term outcomes in congenital aortic stenosis.
Methods: Two hundred forty-three children underwent initial intervention between 1997 and 2022, by surgical valvuloplasty in 92 (32% neonates, 36% infants) and balloon valvuloplasty in 151 (27% neonates, 30% infants). Twenty-eight patients (11.