Browsing by Author "Camargo, Carlos"
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Addition of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to the Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index improves 90-day mortality prediction in critically ill patients
Mahato, Bisundev; Otero, Tiffany M. N.; Holland, Carrie A.; Giguere, Patrick T.; Bajwa, Ednan K.; Camargo, Carlos A.; Quraishi, Sadeq A. (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index (DCCI) has low predictive value in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our goal was to determine whether addition of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels to the DCCI improved 90-day ... -
Admission vitamin D status is associated with discharge destination in critically ill surgical patients
Brook, Karolina; Camargo, Carlos A.; Christopher, Kenneth B.; Quraishi, Sadeq A. (Springer Paris, 2015)Background: Discharge destination after critical illness is increasingly recognized as a valuable patient-centered outcome. Recently, vitamin D status has been shown to be associated with important outcomes such as length ... -
Age-Related Patterns in Clinical Presentations and Gluten-Related Issues Among Children and Adolescents With Celiac Disease
Tanpowpong, Pornthep; Broder-Fingert, Sarabeth; Katz, Aubrey J.; Camargo, Carlos Arturo (Nature Publishing Group, 2012)OBJECTIVES: Celiac disease (CD) is common and often cited as an “iceberg” phenomenon (i.e., an assumed large number of undiagnosed cases). Recently, atypical or asymptomatic manifestations are becoming more commonly described ... -
Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women and men: prospective study
Varraso, Raphaëlle; Chiuve, Stephanie E; Fung, Teresa T; Barr, R Graham; Hu, Frank B; Willett, Walter C; Camargo, Carlos A (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Objective: To investigate the association between the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010)—a measure of diet quality—and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design: Prospective cohort study. ... -
Association between prehospital vitamin D status and incident acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study
Thickett, David R; Moromizato, Takuhiro; Litonjua, Augusto A; Amrein, Karin; Quraishi, Sadeq A; Lee-Sarwar, Kathleen A; Mogensen, Kris M; Purtle, Steven W; Gibbons, Fiona K; Camargo, Carlos A; Giovannucci, Edward; Christopher, Kenneth B (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objective: We hypothesise that low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels before hospitalisation are associated with increased risk of acute respiratory failure. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Medical and ... -
Association of sports drinks with weight gain among adolescents and young adults
Field, Alison E.; Sonneville, Kendrin R.; Falbe, Jennifer; Flint, Alan; Haines, Jess; Rosner, Bernard; Camargo, Carlos A. (2014)Objective: Sales of regular soda are declining, but sales of other sweetened beverages, such as sports drinks, are increasing. Our objective was to determine the prospective associations between sports drinks and body mass ... -
Availability of Insurance Linkage Programs in U.S. Emergency Departments
Kanak, Mia; Delgado, M. Kit; Camargo, Carlos A.; Wang, N. Ewen (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 2014)Introduction: As millions of uninsured citizens who use emergency department (ED) services are now eligible for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the ED is ideally situated to facilitate linkage to insurance. ... -
The Breathe Easier through Weight Loss Lifestyle (BE WELL) intervention: a randomized controlled trial
Ma, Jun; Strub, Peg; Camargo, Carlos Arturo; Xiao, Lan; Ayala, Estela; Gardner, Christopher D.; Buist, A. Sonia; Haskell, William L.; Lavori, Phillip W.; Wilson, Sandra R. (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Obesity and asthma have reached epidemic proportions in the US. Their concurrent rise over the last 30 years suggests that they may be connected. Numerous observational studies support a temporally-correct, ... -
Confirmatory Spirometry for Adults Hospitalized with a Diagnosis of Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
Prieto Centurion, Valentin; Huang, Frank; Naureckas, Edward T; Camargo, Carlos Arturo; Charbeneau, Jeffrey; Joo, Min J; Press, Valerie G; Krishnan, Jerry A (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Objective measurement of airflow obstruction by spirometry is an essential part of the diagnosis of asthma or COPD. During exacerbations, the feasibility and utility of spirometry to confirm the diagnosis of ... -
Detection of respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus in healthy infants
Hasegawa, Kohei; Linnemann, Rachel W.; Avadhanula, Vasanthi; Mansbach, Jonathan M.; Piedra, Pedro A.; Gern, James E.; Camargo, Carlos A. (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Despite the research importance of rhinovirus detection in asymptomatic healthy infants, the literature remains sparse. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus ... -
Effect of monthly vitamin D3 supplementation in healthy adults on adverse effects of earthquakes: randomised controlled trial
Slow, Sandy; Florkowski, Christopher M; Chambers, Stephen T; Priest, Patricia C; Stewart, Alistair W; Jennings, Lance C; Livesey, John H; Camargo, Carlos A; Scragg, Robert; Murdoch, David R (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2014)Objective: To determine whether supplementation with vitamin D improves resilience to the adverse effects of earthquakes. Design: Opportunistic addition to an established randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. ... -
Emergency department visits for acute asthma by adults who ran out of their inhaled medications
Hasegawa, Kohei; Brenner, Barry E.; Clark, Sunday; Camargo, Carlos A. (OceanSide Publications, Inc., 2014)This study was designed to determine the percentage of asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits made by patients who recently ran out of their inhaled short-acting beta-agonists or inhaled corticosteroids and to ... -
Established and Novel Initiatives to Reduce Crowding in Emergency Departments
Liu, Shan Woo; Hamedani, Azita G.; Brown, David Frank Metzger; Asplin, Brent; Camargo, Carlos Arturo (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 2013)Introduction: The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Task Force on Boarding described high-impact initiatives to decrease crowding. Furthermore, some emergency departments (EDs) have implemented a novel ... -
Factors associated with medication adherence in school-aged children with asthma
Chan, Amy H.Y.; Stewart, Alistair W.; Foster, Juliet M.; Mitchell, Edwin A.; Camargo, Carlos A.; Harrison, Jeff (European Respiratory Society, 2016)Adherence to preventive asthma treatment is poor, particularly in children, yet the factors associated with adherence in this age group are not well understood. Adherence was monitored electronically over 6 months in ... -
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels in asthma–COPD overlap syndrome: analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2012
Goto, Tadahiro; Camargo, Carlos A; Hasegawa, Kohei (Dove Medical Press, 2016)Purpose Recent studies propose TH2-mediated inflammation in patients with asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome (ACOS). However, little is known about whether fractional exhaled nitric oxide ... -
Frequent utilization of the emergency department for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Hasegawa, Kohei; Tsugawa, Yusuke; Tsai, Chu-Lin; Brown, David FM; Camargo, Carlos A (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). We aimed to quantify the proportion and characteristics ... -
Improved care of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in two academic emergency departments
Tsai, Chu-Lin; Ginde, Adit A.; Blanc, Phillip G.; Camargo, Carlos Arturo (Springer-Verlag, 2009)Background: Although several chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) practice guidelines have been published, there is sparse data on the actual emergency department (ED) management of acute exacerbation of COPD ... -
Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene and Risk of Adult Glioma
Michaud, Dominique S.; Siddiq, Afshan; Cox, David G.; Backes, Danielle M.; Calboli, Federico C. F.; Sughrue, Michael E.; Gaziano, John Michael; Ma, Jing; Stampfer, Meir; Tworoger, Shelley Slate; Hunter, David J.; Camargo, Carlos Arturo; Parsa, Andrew T. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background and Aims The immune system is likely to play a key role in the etiology of gliomas. Genetic polymorphisms in the mannose-binding lectin gene, a key activator in the lectin complement pathway, have been associated ... -
Mortality trends in U.S. adults with septic shock, 2005-2011: a serial cross-sectional analysis of nationally-representative data
Goto, Tadahiro; Yoshida, Kazuki; Tsugawa, Yusuke; Filbin, Michael R.; Camargo, Carlos A.; Hasegawa, Kohei (BioMed Central, 2016)Background: We aimed to investigate mortality trends in hospitalized patients with septic shock in the US. To achieve this objective, we tested hypothesis that mortality decreased in patients identified by the code of ... -
Multicentre observational study of adults with asthma exacerbations: who are the frequent users of the emergency department in Japan?
Watase, Hiroko; Hagiwara, Yusuke; Chiba, Takuyo; Camargo, Carlos A; Hasegawa, Kohei (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: Emergency department (ED) visits for asthma exacerbation reflect a failure of longitudinal asthma management. However, little is known about the characteristics of patients with frequent ED visits (≥2 visits ...