All-cause mortality among United States military personnel: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study, 2001–2021

Abstract: Purpose: The goal of this study was to estimate all-cause mortality among Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn era service members and veterans and to …

Retrospective, propensity score--matched study examining the relationship between frailty and Clostridioides difficile infection in a national cohort of US Veterans

Abstract: Background: Frailty is often more predictive of disease and mortality compared with chronological age. This study determined the impact of frailty on Clostridioides …

Retrospective, propensity score–matched study examining the relationship between frailty and clostridioides difficile infection in a national cohort of US Veterans

Abstract: Background: Frailty is often more predictive of disease and mortality compared with chronological age. This study determined the impact of frailty on Clostridioides …

Age modulates the predictive value of self-reported sleepiness for all-cause mortality risk: Insights from a comprehensive national database of Veterans

Abstract: Study Objectives: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is prevalent and overwhelmingly stems from disturbed sleep. We hypothesized that age modulates the association …

Mortality among Veterans with epilepsy: Temporal significance of traumatic brain injury exposure

Abstract: Objective: Epilepsy is associated with significant mortality risk. There is limited research examining how traumatic brain injury (TBI) timing affects mortality in …

Identification and outcomes of KDIGO-defined chronic kidney disease in 1.4 million U.S. Veterans with heart failure

Abstract: Aims: According to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline, the definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires the presence of abnormal …

Associations of mortality outcomes with employment status at discharge from VA vocational rehabilitation service programs

Abstract: Objective: The authors evaluated associations between employment at discharge from Veterans Health Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VR) programs and …

The impact of the global pandemic on Veterans with serious mental illness (smi): Healthcare utilization and mortality

Abstract: Background: Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience barriers to accessing and engaging with healthcare, which may have been exacerbated during the …

Implementation of Opioid Safety Efforts: Influence of Academic Detailing on Adverse Outcomes Among Patients in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented academic detailing (AD) to support safer opioid prescribing and overdose prevention initiatives. Methods: …

Covid-19 severity and mortality in Veterans with chronic lung disease

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chronic lung disease (CLD) has been associated with risk for more severe manifestations and death with COVID-19. However, few studies have evaluated the …

14-year epidemiologic study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection incidence and resistance in the Veterans Health Administration system, 2009-2022

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) represents a serious threat to hospitalized patients. Characterizing the incidence of PA infection and degree …