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David J. Malenka

Researcher at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Publications -  205
Citations -  14387

David J. Malenka is an academic researcher from Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Percutaneous coronary intervention & Conventional PCI. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 198 publications receiving 13608 citations. Previous affiliations of David J. Malenka include St. Vincent's Health System & The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

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A regional intervention to improve the hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

Gerald T. O'Connor, +145 more
- 20 Mar 1996 - 
TL;DR: It is concluded that a multi-institutional, regional model for the continuous improvement of surgical care is feasible and effective and may have applications in other settings.
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The accuracy of Medicare's hospital claims data: progress has been made, but problems remain.

TL;DR: Although some diagnoses and all major surgical procedures that were examined were accurately coded, the variability in the accuracy of diagnosis coding poses a problem that must be overcome if claims-based research is to achieve its full potential.
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Mortality and Reoperation after Open and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

TL;DR: It is suggested that transurethral prostatectomy is less effective in overcoming urinary obstruction than the open operation, and the possibility that transUREthral prostatic hyperplasia may result in higher long-term mortality is raised.
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Basic epidemiology of fractures of the upper and lower limb among Americans over 65 years of age.

TL;DR: Fractures at the hip were the most common, accounting for 38% of the fractures identified, and the proximal humerus, distal radius/ulna, and ankle also were common fracture sites; a pattern of rapidly rising rates with age was seen for fractures of the pelvis, hip, and other parts of the femur among women.