Haris Imsirovic
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View article: Linguistic factors and COVID-19 outcomes among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada
Linguistic factors and COVID-19 outcomes among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada Open
View article: Screening for developmental delay at 18 months using the Infant Toddler Checklist: A validation study
Screening for developmental delay at 18 months using the Infant Toddler Checklist: A validation study Open
Objective The Infant Toddler Checklist (ITC) may be promising as a single tool at the 18-month visit to detect a range of developmental concerns. We examined the predictive validity of the ITC; and the association between positive ITC scre…
View article: Laboratory Test Use and Values in the Last Year of Life—a Matched Cohort Design
Laboratory Test Use and Values in the Last Year of Life—a Matched Cohort Design Open
Background As individuals approach death, they experience declines in their cognitive, physical, motor, sensory, physiologic, and psychosocial functions. In this exploratory study we examined individuals’ physiologic changes in the last ye…
View article: Completeness of Initial Laboratory Evaluation Impacts Chronic Hepatitis B Outcomes
Completeness of Initial Laboratory Evaluation Impacts Chronic Hepatitis B Outcomes Open
Introduction: The health care burden of chronic hepatis B virus (CHB) infection can be reduced by appropriate work-up, treatment and monitoring. Methods: As a primary objective, we determined whether adequate initial hepatitis B virus (HBV…
View article: Phase-Based and Lifetime Health System Costs of Care for Patients Diagnosed with Leukemia and Lymphoma: A Population-Based Descriptive Study
Phase-Based and Lifetime Health System Costs of Care for Patients Diagnosed with Leukemia and Lymphoma: A Population-Based Descriptive Study Open
Hematologic cancers, notably leukemias and lymphomas, pose significant challenges to healthcare systems globally, due to rising incidence rates and increasing costs. This study aimed to estimate the phase and lifetime health system total c…
View article: Sociodemographic Factors and Trends in Bronchiolitis-Related Emergency Department Visit and Hospitalization Rates
Sociodemographic Factors and Trends in Bronchiolitis-Related Emergency Department Visit and Hospitalization Rates Open
Importance Bronchiolitis is the most common and most cumulatively expensive condition in pediatric hospital care. Few population-based studies have examined health inequalities in bronchiolitis outcomes over time. Objective To examine tren…
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View article: Characteristics and Outcomes of ICU Patients Without COVID-19 Infection—Pandemic Versus Nonpandemic Times: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Characteristics and Outcomes of ICU Patients Without COVID-19 Infection—Pandemic Versus Nonpandemic Times: A Population-Based Cohort Study Open
IMPORTANCE: Outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 are well described; however, the impact of the pandemic on critically ill patients without COVID-19 infection is less clear. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the characteristics and outcomes of no…
View article: Screening for Primary Aldosteronism Among Hypertensive Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Population-Based Study
Screening for Primary Aldosteronism Among Hypertensive Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Population-Based Study Open
BACKGROUND Hypertension plus obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recommended in some guidelines as an indication to screen for primary aldosteronism (PA), yet prior data has brought the validity of this recommendation into question. Given thi…
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View article: Which primary Care Physicians Deliver Home Visits to Their Dying Patients in Ontario? A Retrospective Cohort Study
Which primary Care Physicians Deliver Home Visits to Their Dying Patients in Ontario? A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
CONTEXT: Home visits have become increasingly uncommon although evidence suggests they improve healthcare quality and reduce overall expenditures. OBJECTIVE: This study identifies the number of physicians delivering home visits at patients…
View article: The Association Between the Urine Protein-to-Albumin Gap and the Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
The Association Between the Urine Protein-to-Albumin Gap and the Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Open
View article: 66 Trends in bronchiolitis emergency department visits in Ontario, 2004-2018: A population-based cohort study
66 Trends in bronchiolitis emergency department visits in Ontario, 2004-2018: A population-based cohort study Open
Background Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in children and places a significant burden on the health care system. There have been few population-based studies describing trends in emergency department (ED…
View article: Cognitive Decline in Long-term Care Residents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Cognitive Decline in Long-term Care Residents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada Open
This study examines the incidence of cognitive decline among long-term care residents in Ontario before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View article: Evaluation of Bronchiolitis-Related Emergency Department Visits From 2004 to 2018
Evaluation of Bronchiolitis-Related Emergency Department Visits From 2004 to 2018 Open
This cohort study analyzes the patterns of emergency department use, hospitalization, revisit, and mortality rates associated with bronchiolitis in children younger than 2 years.
View article: Assessment of Age and Sex Differences in Risk of 1-Year Mortality After Emergency Department Visits Caused by Alcohol Use
Assessment of Age and Sex Differences in Risk of 1-Year Mortality After Emergency Department Visits Caused by Alcohol Use Open
This cross-sectional study assesses age and sex differences in risk of 1-year mortality in patients with emergency department visits due to alcohol compared with the general population in Ontario, Canada.
View article: Rates in Bronchiolitis Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Use, Mortality, and Costs From 2004 to 2018
Rates in Bronchiolitis Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Use, Mortality, and Costs From 2004 to 2018 Open
From 2004 to 2018, bronchiolitis hospitalization and mortality rates remained stable; however, ICU use and costs increased substantially. This represents a major increase in high-intensity hospital care and costs for one of the most common…
View article: Characteristics and resource utilization of high-cost users in the intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study
Characteristics and resource utilization of high-cost users in the intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study Open
View article: Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Emergency Department Visits due to Alcohol in Ontario: A Retrospective Population-level Study from 2003 to 2017
Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Emergency Department Visits due to Alcohol in Ontario: A Retrospective Population-level Study from 2003 to 2017 Open
Objective: While the overall health system burden of alcohol is large and increasing in Canada, little is known about how this burden differs by sociodemographic factors. The objectives of this study were to assess sociodemographic pattern…
View article: Erlander VS Tito : A comparative analysis of ideology
Erlander VS Tito : A comparative analysis of ideology Open
This thesis intends to do an analysis of the socialist ideology in former Yugoslavia and Sweden during the time 1948 until 1962. The analysis is done on 8 political speeches each, from the former president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito an…