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Neal V. Dawson
Researcher at Case Western Reserve University
Publications - 149
Citations - 12729
Neal V. Dawson is an academic researcher from Case Western Reserve University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 147 publications receiving 11988 citations. Previous affiliations of Neal V. Dawson include University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center & MetroHealth.
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Outcomes following acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive lung disease. The SUPPORT investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments)
Alfred F. Connors,Neal V. Dawson,Charles Thomas,Frank E. Harrell,Norman A. Desbiens,William J. Fulkerson,Peter S. Kussin,Paul E. Bellamy,Lee Goldman,William A. Knaus +9 more
TL;DR: Patients and caregivers should be aware of the likelihood of poor outcomes following hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD associated with hypercarbia, and are advised to report a good, very good, or excellent quality of life.
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The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients. SUPPORT Investigators.
Alfred F. Connors,Theodore Speroff,Neal V. Dawson,Charles Thomas,Frank E. Harrell,Douglas P. Wagner,Norman A. Desbiens,Goldman L,Albert W. Wu,Robert M. Califf,William J. Fulkerson,Humberto Vidaillet,S. K. Broste,Paul E. Bellamy,Joanne Lynn,William A. Knaus +15 more
TL;DR: RHC was associated with increased mortality and increased utilization of resources, and these findings justify reconsideration of a randomized controlled trial of RHC and may guide patient selection for such a study.
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Relationship Between Cancer Patients' Predictions of Prognosis and Their Treatment Preferences
Jane C. Weeks,E. Francis Cook,Steven J. O'Day,Lynn M. Peterson,Neil S. Wenger,Douglas J. Reding,Frank E. Harrell,Peter S. Kussin,Neal V. Dawson,Alfred F. Connors,Joanne Lynn,Russell S. Phillips +11 more
TL;DR: Patients with metastatic colon and lung cancer overestimate their survival probabilities and these estimates may influence their preferences about medical therapies, according to patient and physician estimates of the probability of 6-month survival.
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The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients
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The SUPPORT Prognostic Model: Objective Estimates of Survival for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
William A. Knaus,Frank E. Harrell,Joanne Lynn,Lee Goldman,Russell S. Phillips,Alfred F. Connors,Neal V. Dawson,William J. Fulkerson,Robert M. Califf,Norman A. Desbiens,Peter M. Layde,Robert K. Oye,Paul E. Bellamy,Rosemarie Hakim,Douglas P. Wagner +14 more
TL;DR: The development, performance, and validation of the SUPPORT prognostic model are described, and the model is compared both with previous efforts and with the simultaneous subjective prognostic estimates of the physicians who cared for the study patients.