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Michael J. Fine
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 294
Citations - 35302
Michael J. Fine is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community-acquired pneumonia & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 84, co-authored 285 publications receiving 32890 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Fine include Veterans Health Administration & University of Lausanne.
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Weekend Versus Weekday Admission and Mortality After Acute Pulmonary Embolism
TL;DR: Patients with PE who are admitted on weekends have a significantly higher short-term mortality than patients admitted on weekdays, and quality-improvement efforts should aim to ensure a consistent approach to the management of PE 7 days a week.
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Do pulmonary radiographic findings at presentation predict mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia?
Peggy B. Hasley,Michael N. Albaum,Yi-Hwei Li,Carl R. Fuhrman,Cynthia A. Britton,Thomas J. Marrie,Daniel E. Singer,Christopher M. Coley,Wishwa N. Kapoor,Michael J. Fine +9 more
TL;DR: In patients with CAP, the presence of bilateral pleural effusions is an independent predictor of short-term mortality, which can help guide physicians' assessment of prognosis in CAP.
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Variation in length of hospital stay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: are shorter stays associated with worse medical outcomes?
Danny McCormick,Michael J. Fine,Christopher M. Coley,Thomas J. Marrie,Judith R. Lave,D. Scott Obrosky,Wishwa N. Kapoor,Daniel E. Singer +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the variation in length of stay for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia and determine whether patients who are treated in hospitals with shorter mean stays have worse medical outcomes.
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Prognosis of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
Michael J. Fine,John J. Orloff,Arisumi D,Fang Gd,Vincent C. Arena,Barbara H. Hanusa,Victor L. Yu,Daniel E. Singer,Wishwa N. Kapoor +8 more
TL;DR: A mortality index based on five independent predictors of mortality accurately classified patients into five risk classes of increasing mortality and may help direct triage decisions, assess appropriateness of care, and guide the design and analysis of therapeutic trials in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Utilization of Health Care Services among Subgroups of Urban Homeless and Housed Poor
TL;DR: It is concluded that health services use among the homeless is substantial and is independently associated with sheltering arrangement, comorbid illness, race, health insurance, and social support.