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2023

Delirium and Healthcare Utilization in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Amonoo HL, Markovitz NH, Johnson PC, Kwok A, Dale C, Deary EC, Daskalakis E, Choe JJ, Yamin N, Gothoskar M, Cronin KG, Fernandez-Robles C, Pirl WF, Chen YB, Cutler C, Lindvall C, El-Jawahri A.

Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Feb 1:S2666-6367(23)00066-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.01.028.

Keyword Library:

Delirium (99 terms), Anti-Psychotic Medications (7 terms)

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2023

The Use of Natural Language Processing to Assess Social Support in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Bhatt S, Johnson PC, Markovitz NH, Gray T, Nipp RD, Ufere N, Rice J, Reynolds MJ, Lavoie MW, Clay MA, Lindvall C, El-Jawahri A.

Oncologist. 2023 Feb 8;28(2):165-171. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac238.

Keyword Library:

Social Support (94 terms)

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2023

Development of a keyword library for capturing PRO-CTCAE-focused 'symptom talk' in oncology conversations

Durieux BN, Zverev SR, Tarbi EC, Kwok A, Sciacca K, Pollak KI, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C.

JAMIA Open. 2023 Feb 9;6(1):ooad009. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad009.

Keyword Library:

[Oral Symptoms] Dry Mouth (21 terms), Difficulty Swallowing (18 terms), Mouth/throat sores (17 terms), Cracking at the corners of the mouth (cheilosis/cheilitis) (3 terms), Voice quality changes (14 terms), Hoarseness (5 terms); [Gastrointestinal Symptoms] Taste changes (20 terms), Decreased appetite (59 terms), Nausea (17 terms), Vomiting (29 terms), Heartburn (36 terms), Gas (10 terms), Bloating (25 terms), Hiccups (2 terms), Constipation (53 terms), Diarrhea (34 terms), Abdominal Pain (40 terms), Fecal Incontinence (37 terms); [Respiratory Symptoms] Shortness of Breath (44 terms), Cough (18 terms), Wheezing (7 terms); [Cardio/Circulatory Symptoms] Swelling (25 terms), Heart Palpitations (9 terms); [Cutaneous Symptoms] Rash (17 terms), Skin Dryness (30 terms), Acne (2 terms), Hair Loss (27 terms), Itching (15 terms), Hives (5 terms), Hand-foot Syndrome (5 terms), Nail Loss (3 terms), Nail Ridging (5 terms), Nail Discoloration (8 terms), Sensitivity to Sunlight (3 terms), Bed/presure Sores (9 terms), Radiation Skin Reaction (8 terms), Skin Darkening (16 terms), Stretch Marks (1 term); [Neurological Symptoms] Numbness & Tingling (56 terms), Dizziness (28 terms); [Visual/Perceptual Symptoms] Blurred Vision (17 terms), Flashing Lights (5 terms), Visual Floaters (2 terms), Watery Eyes (7 terms), Ringing in Ears (7 terms); [Attention/Memory Symptoms] Concentration (38 terms), Memory (10 terms); [Pain Symptoms] General Pain (97 terms), Headache (10 terms), Muscle Pain (33 terms), Joint Pain (29 terms); [Sleep/Wake Symptoms] Insomnia (52 terms), Fatigue (88 terms); [Mood Symptoms] Anxious (39 terms), Discouraged (13 terms), Sad (73 terms); [Genitourinary Symptoms] Irregular Periods/Vaginal Bleeding (6 terms), Missed Expected Menstrual Period (9 terms), Vaginal Dicharge (3 term), Vaginal Dryness (1 term), Painful Urination (8 terms), Urinary Urgency (16 terms), Change in Usual Urine Color (4 terms), Urinary Incontinence (33 terms); [Sexual Symptoms] Achieve and Maintain Erection (2 terms), Ejaculation (1 term), Decreased Libido (3 terms), Delayed Orgasm (1 term), Unable to have Orgasm (1 term), Pain w/ Sexual Intercourse (5 terms); [Miscellaneous Symptoms] Breast Swelling and Tenderness (9 terms), Bruising (6 terms), Chills (24 terms), Increased Sweating (14 terms), Decreased Sweating (3 terms), Hot Flashes (6 terms), Nosebleed (5 terms), Pain and Swelling at Injection Site (3 terms), Body Odor (1 term)

Exclusions: Shortness of Breath (2 terms), Rash (2 terms), General Pain (1 term), Anxious (1 term)

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2023

Video Intervention and Goals-of-Care Documentation in Hospitalized Older Adults: The VIDEO-PCE Randomized Clinical Trial

Volandes AE, Zupanc SN, Lakin JR, Cabral HJ, Burns EA, Carney MT, Lopez S, Itty J, Emmert K, Martin NJ, Cole T, Dobie A, Cucinotta T, Joel M, Caruso LB, Henault L, Dugas JN, Astone K, Winter M, Wang N, Davis AD, Garde C, Rodriguez PM, El-Jawahri A, Moseley ET, Das S, Sciacca K, Ramirez AM, Gromova V, Lambert S, Sanghani S, Lindvall C, Paasche-Orlow MK

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2332556. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32556.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care (94 terms), Code Status Limitations (31 terms), Hospice (6 terms), Palliative Care (7 terms), Surrogate Decision Maker (20 terms), Time Limited Trial (4 terms), Resuscitation (29 terms), Enteral Feeding (19 terms), Hemodialysis (12 terms)

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2023

Video Intervention and Goals-of-Care Documentation in Hospitalized Older Adults: The VIDEO-PCE Randomized Clinical Trial

Volandes AE, Zupanc SN, Lakin JR, Cabral HJ, Burns EA, Carney MT, Lopez S, Itty J, Emmert K, Martin NJ, Cole T, Dobie A, Cucinotta T, Joel M, Caruso LB, Henault L, Dugas JN, Astone K, Winter M, Wang N, Davis AD, Garde C, Rodriguez PM, El-Jawahri A, Moseley ET, Das S, Sciacca K, Ramirez AM, Gromova V, Lambert S, Sanghani S, Lindvall C, Paasche-Orlow MK

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2332556. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32556.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care (93 terms), Code Status Limitations (30 terms), Hospice (6 terms), Palliative Care (7 terms), Surrogate Decision Maker (19 terms), Time Limited Trial (4 terms), Resuscitation (28 terms), Enteral Feeding (18 terms), Hemodialysis (11 terms)

No exclusions listed

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2022

Associations Between Family Member Involvement and Outcomes of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: Retrospective Cohort Study

Gray TF, Kwok A, Do KM, Zeng S, Moseley ET, Dbeis YM, Umeton R, Tulsky JA, El-Jawahri A, Lindvall C.

JMIR Med Inform. 2022 Jun 15;10(6):e33921. doi: 10.2196/33921.

Keyword Library:

Family Involvement (169 terms)

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2022

Natural language processing for automated surveillance of intraoperative neuromonitoring in spine surgery

Agaronnik ND, Kwok A, Schoenfeld AJ, Lindvall C.

J Clin Neurosci. 2022 Mar;97:121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.01.015.

Keyword Library:

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (34 terms)

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2022

Natural Language Processing for Computer-Assisted Chart Review to Assess Documentation of Substance use and Psychopathology in Heart Failure Patients Awaiting Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Yusufov M, Pirl WF, Braun I, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Oct;64(4):400-409. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.007. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Keyword Library:

Substance Use History (32 terms), Mental Health History (30 terms), Emotions (22 terms), Psychotropic Medications (55 terms), Referral (5 terms)

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2022

Association of an Advance Care Planning Video and Communication Intervention With Documentation of Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Volandes AE, Zupanc SN, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lakin JR, Chang Y, Burns EA, LaVine NA, Carney MT, Martins-Welch D, Emmert K, Itty JE, Moseley ET, Davis AD, El-Jawahri A, Gundersen DA, Fix GM, Yacoub AM, Schwartz P, Gabry-Kalikow S, Garde C, Fischer J, Henault L, Burgess L, Goldman J, Kwok A, Singh N, Alvarez Suarez AL, Gromova V, Jacome S, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C.

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e220354. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0354.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care (29 terms), Palliative Care (5 terms), Hospice (1 term), Code Status Limitations (32 terms)

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2021

Natural Language Processing to Identify Advance Care Planning Documentation in a Multisite Pragmatic Clinical Trial

Lindvall C, Deng CY, Moseley E, Agaronnik N, El-Jawahri A, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lakin JR, Volandes A, Tulsky TAIJA.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Jul 14:S0885-3924(21)00428-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.06.025. Online ahead of print.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care (26 terms), Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment (32 terms), Hospice (1 term), Palliative Care (6 terms)

No exclusions listed

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2021

Association of Social Support With Overall Survival and Healthcare Utilization in Patients With Aggressive Hematologic Malignancies

Johnson PC, Markovitz NH, Gray TF, Bhatt S, Nipp RD, Ufere N, Rice J, Reynolds MJ, Lavoie MW, Topping CEW, Clay MA, Lindvall C, El-Jawahri A.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Oct 15:1-7. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.7033. Online ahead of print.

Keyword Library:

Social Support (94 terms), Living Situation (28 terms), Caregivers (18 terms)

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2021

Management of Pneumoperitoneum: Role and Limits of Nonoperative Treatment

Udelsman B, Lee K, Qadan M, Lillemoe KD, Chang D, Lindvall C, Cooper Z.

Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 1;274(1):146-154. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003492.

Keyword Library:

Pneumoperitoneum (6 terms)

No exclusions listed

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2021

Patient Factors and Hospital Outcomes Associated With Atypical Presentation in Hospitalized Older Adults With COVID-19 During the First Surge of the Pandemic

Marziliano A, Burns E, Chauhan L, Liu Y, Makhnevich A, Zhang M, Carney MT, Dbeis Y, Lindvall C, Qiu M, Diefenbach MA, Sinvani L.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 Jul 19:glab171. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab171. Online ahead of print.

Keyword Library:

[COVID-19 Typical] Fever/Chills (3 terms), [COVID-19 Typical] Cough (4 terms), [COVID-19 Typical] Shortness of Breath (11 terms), [COVID-19 Atypical] Functional Decline (34 terms), [COVID-19 Atypical] Altered Mental Status (8 terms)

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2021

Exploring the Process of Cancer Care for Patients With Pre-Existing Mobility Disability

Agaronnik ND, El-Jawahri A, Lindvall C, Iezzoni LI.

JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Jan;17(1):e53-e61. doi: 10.1200/OP.20.00378. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

Keyword Library:

Wheelchair Use (10 terms)

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2020

Natural Language Processing to Assess Palliative Care and End-of-Life Process Measures in Patients With Breast Cancer With Leptomeningeal Disease

Brizzi K, Zupanc SN, Udelsman BV, Tulsky JA, Wright AA, Poort H, Lindvall C.

Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 May;37(5):371-376. doi: 10.1177/1049909119885585. Epub 2019 Nov 7.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care Discussions (12 terms), Clarifying Code Status (7 terms), Assessment for Hospice (1 term), Consideration for Palliative Care Consultation (5 terms)

No exclusions listed

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2020

Natural Language Processing Accurately Measures Adherence to Best Practice Guidelines for Palliative Care in Trauma

Lee KC, Udelsman BV, Streid J, Chang DC, Salim A, Livingston DH, Lindvall C, Cooper Z.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Feb;59(2):225-232.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.017. Epub 2019 Sep 25.

Keyword Library:

Code Status Clarification (32 terms), Goals of Care Discussions (35 terms), Specialist Palliative Care Consultation (6 terms), Hospice Assessment (1 term)

Code Status Clarification (2 exclusion terms)

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2020

Documentation of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Process Measures Among Young Adults Who Died of Cancer: A Natural Language Processing Approach

Poort H, Zupanc SN, Leiter RE, Wright AA, Lindvall C.

J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 Feb;9(1):100-104. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0040. Epub 2019 Aug 14.

Keyword Library:

Palliative Care (5 terms), Goals of Care (12 terms), Code Status Limitations (14 terms), Hospice (1 term)

No exclusions listed

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2020

Challenges of Developing a Natural Language Processing Method With Electronic Health Records to Identify Persons With Chronic Mobility Disability

Agaronnik ND, Lindvall C, El-Jawahri A, He W, Iezzoni LI.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Oct;101(10):1739-1746. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.04.024. Epub 2020 May 21.

Keyword Library:

Wheelchair Use (10 terms)

No exclusions listed

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2020

Use of Natural Language Processing to Assess Frequency of Functional Status Documentation for Patients Newly Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer

Agaronnik N, Lindvall C, El-Jawahri A, He W, Iezzoni L.

JAMA Oncol. 2020 Oct 1;6(10):1628-1630. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2708.

Keyword Library:

ECOG (3 terms), KPS (3 terms), Performance Status (1 term), PS (1 term), ADLs (5 terms)

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2019

Deficits in the Palliative Care Process Measures in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Operative and Invasive Nonoperative Palliative Procedures

Udelsman BV, Lilley EJ, Qadan M, Chang DC, Lillemoe KD, Lindvall C, Cooper Z.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec;26(13):4204-4212. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07757-2. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care Discussions (8 terms), Clarifying Code Status (7 terms), Consideration for Palliative Care Consultation (3 terms), Assessment for Hospice (1 term)

Clarifying Code Status (4 exclusion terms)

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2019

Natural Language Processing to Assess End-of-Life Quality Indicators in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Surgery

Lindvall C, Lilley EJ, Zupanc SN, Chien I, Udelsman BV, Walling A, Cooper Z, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2019 Feb;22(2):183-187. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0326. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Keyword Library:

Limitations on Code Status (26 terms), Goals of Care Discussions (12 terms), Palliative Care Referral (6 terms), Hospice Assessment (1 term)

Limitations on Code status (1 exclusion term)

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2019

Needle in a Haystack: Natural Language Processing to Identify Serious Illness

Udelsman B, Chien I, Ouchi K, Brizzi K, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C.

J Palliat Med. 2019 Feb;22(2):179-182. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0294. Epub 2018 Sep 22.

Keyword Library:

Pneumoperitoneum (4 terms), Leptomeningeal Disease (1 term)

No exclusions listed

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2019

Risk factors and prevalence of liver disease in review of 2557 routine liver biopsies performed during bariatric surgery

Udelsman BV, Corey KE, Lindvall C, Gee DW, Meireles OR, Hutter MM, Chang DC, Witkowski ER.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jun;15(6):843-849. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.035. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Keyword Library:

Steatosis (1 term), NASH (1 term), Fibrosis (1 term)

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2018

Measuring Processes of Care in Palliative Surgery: A Novel Approach Using Natural Language Processing

Lilley EJ, Lindvall C, Lillemoe KD, Tulsky JA, Wiener DC, Cooper Z.

Ann Surg. 2018 May;267(5):823-825. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002579.

Keyword Library:

Goals of Care Discussions (2 terms), Clarifying Code Status (3 terms), Consideration for Palliative Care Consultation (2 terms), Assessment for Hospice (1 term)

Clarifying Code Status (1 exclusion term)

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