List of works - Thomas L Higgins

A State-Level Assessment of Hospital-Based Palliative Care and the Use of Life-Sustaining Therapies in the United States.

scientific article

A revised method to assess intensive care unit clinical performance and resource utilization

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones.

scientific article published on 16 April 2014

Addressing challenges in bar-code scanning of large-volume infusion bags

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

An analysis of homeless patients in the United States requiring ICU admission

scientific article published on 30 October 2018

Assessing contemporary intensive care unit outcome: an updated Mortality Probability Admission Model (MPM0-III)

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Association Between Initial Route of Fluoroquinolone Administration and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia

scientific article published on 05 April 2016

Association of guideline-based antimicrobial therapy and outcomes in healthcare-associated pneumonia.

scientific article

Bar-code technology to reduce medication errors.

scientific article published in August 2010

Can this patient be safely discharged from the ICU?

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

scientific article published on July 2015

Comparing observed and predicted mortality among ICUs using different prognostic systems: why do performance assessments differ?

scientific article

Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV hospital mortality models: implications for national benchmarking*.

scientific article published in March 2014

Daily versus admission mortality estimates: is admission severity yesterday's news?

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Development and validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in patients with sepsis

scientific article

Do Elderly Patients Fare Well in the ICU? ⬇️

scientific article published on November 11, 2010

Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in sepsis: initial experience with patient selection, cost, and clinical outcomes

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

ICU admission score for predicting morbidity and mortality risk after coronary artery bypass grafting.

scientific article published in October 1997

Incorporating initial treatments improves the performance of a mortality prediction model based on administrative data.

scientific article

Increased risk and decreased morbidity of coronary artery bypass grafting between 1986 and 1994

scientific article published on 01 February 1998

Intensive care unit readmissions in U.S. hospitals: patient characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Invited commentary

Labetalol: time, experience, and adrenergic blockade

scientific article published on 01 January 1989

Listeria monocytogenes endocarditis on a prosthetic heart valve

scientific article published on 01 May 1983

Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit.

scientific article

Metrics that matter: can transparency fix the health care system?

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

Pharmacotherapy of circulatory shock.

scientific article published on June 1987

Placing bets with a full house

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: implications for hospital benchmarking.

scientific article

Promoting high value inpatient care via a coaching model of structured, interdisciplinary team rounds

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Prospective validation of the intensive care unit admission Mortality Probability Model (MPM0-III).

scientific article published in May 2009

Quantifying risk and assessing outcome in cardiac surgery.

scientific article published in June 1998

Resuscitation status may predict mortality in patients admitted to the ICU

scientific article published on 01 March 2013

Reversal of hypotension by continuous naloxone infusion in a ventilator-dependent patient

scientific article published on 01 January 1983

Right atrial thrombus leading to altered mental status.

scientific article published in August 2003

Risk factor model to predict a missed clinic appointment in an urban, academic, and underserved setting.

scientific article published on 9 October 2014

Sepsis and scientific revolutions.

scientific article published on December 2013

Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*.

scientific article published in September 2014

Subgroup mortality probability models: are they necessary for specialized intensive care units?

scientific article published in August 2009

The association between ICU readmission rate and patient outcomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

The dangers of extreme body mass index values in patients with Clostridium difficile.

scientific article published on 07 June 2017

The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis.

scientific article

The nuances of age as an outcome predictor

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Timing is everything.

scientific article

Total electrical power failure in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit

scientific article published on June 1, 1992

Translational highway: it helps to have a map

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Treatment Trends and Outcomes in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

scientific article published in November 2017

Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality

scientific article

Using patient admission characteristics alone to predict mortality of critically ill patients: A comparison of 3 prognostic scores

scientific article published on 30 October 2015

Variability in Risk-Adjusted Sepsis Mortality: How Much Is Too Much?

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

What conclusions should be drawn between critical care physician management and patient mortality in the intensive care unit?

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

What if your hospital informatics department could provide a severity adjuster?

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Who's on first?

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

List of works by Thomas L Higgins

A State-Level Assessment of Hospital-Based Palliative Care and the Use of Life-Sustaining Therapies in the United States.

A revised method to assess intensive care unit clinical performance and resource utilization

Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones.

Addressing challenges in bar-code scanning of large-volume infusion bags

An analysis of homeless patients in the United States requiring ICU admission

Assessing contemporary intensive care unit outcome: an updated Mortality Probability Admission Model (MPM0-III)

Association Between Initial Route of Fluoroquinolone Administration and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Association of guideline-based antimicrobial therapy and outcomes in healthcare-associated pneumonia.

Bar-code technology to reduce medication errors.

Can this patient be safely discharged from the ICU?

Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Comparing observed and predicted mortality among ICUs using different prognostic systems: why do performance assessments differ?

Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV hospital mortality models: implications for national benchmarking*.

Daily versus admission mortality estimates: is admission severity yesterday's news?

Development and validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in patients with sepsis

Do Elderly Patients Fare Well in the ICU? ⬇️

Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in sepsis: initial experience with patient selection, cost, and clinical outcomes

ICU admission score for predicting morbidity and mortality risk after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Incorporating initial treatments improves the performance of a mortality prediction model based on administrative data.

Increased risk and decreased morbidity of coronary artery bypass grafting between 1986 and 1994

Intensive care unit readmissions in U.S. hospitals: patient characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes

Invited commentary

Labetalol: time, experience, and adrenergic blockade

Listeria monocytogenes endocarditis on a prosthetic heart valve

Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit.

Metrics that matter: can transparency fix the health care system?

Pharmacotherapy of circulatory shock.

Placing bets with a full house

Prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: implications for hospital benchmarking.

Promoting high value inpatient care via a coaching model of structured, interdisciplinary team rounds

Prospective validation of the intensive care unit admission Mortality Probability Model (MPM0-III).

Quantifying risk and assessing outcome in cardiac surgery.

Resuscitation status may predict mortality in patients admitted to the ICU

Reversal of hypotension by continuous naloxone infusion in a ventilator-dependent patient

Right atrial thrombus leading to altered mental status.

Risk factor model to predict a missed clinic appointment in an urban, academic, and underserved setting.

Sepsis and scientific revolutions.

Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*.

Subgroup mortality probability models: are they necessary for specialized intensive care units?

The association between ICU readmission rate and patient outcomes

The dangers of extreme body mass index values in patients with Clostridium difficile.

The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis.

The nuances of age as an outcome predictor

Timing is everything.

Total electrical power failure in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit

Translational highway: it helps to have a map

Treatment Trends and Outcomes in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality

Using patient admission characteristics alone to predict mortality of critically ill patients: A comparison of 3 prognostic scores

Variability in Risk-Adjusted Sepsis Mortality: How Much Is Too Much?

What conclusions should be drawn between critical care physician management and patient mortality in the intensive care unit?

What if your hospital informatics department could provide a severity adjuster?

Who's on first?