The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.

<h4>Background</h4>Clinicians' research activities reportedly improve their healthcare performance. Presenting research at conferences may be related to improved patient care outcomes; however, few studies have investigated this relationship. Thus, we examined the association betwee...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Takada, Yuki Kataoka, Tetsuji Morishita, Noriko Sasaki, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315217
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author Daisuke Takada
Yuki Kataoka
Tetsuji Morishita
Noriko Sasaki
Susumu Kunisawa
Yuichi Imanaka
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Yuki Kataoka
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Noriko Sasaki
Susumu Kunisawa
Yuichi Imanaka
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description <h4>Background</h4>Clinicians' research activities reportedly improve their healthcare performance. Presenting research at conferences may be related to improved patient care outcomes; however, few studies have investigated this relationship. Thus, we examined the association between presenting at conferences and the mortality of patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed an administrative database of acute care hospitals in Japan. The study compared patients admitted to hospitals in which physicians made at least one conference presentation during the patient's admission year (Presentation Group) with those admitted to hospitals with no conference presentations (Control group). We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to estimate the risk of all-cause in-hospital mortality. Five models were fitted: a Crude model, unadjusted; Model 1, adjusted for personal factors, including sex, age, Killip classification, and so on; Model 2, adjusted for Model 1 plus hospital factors; Model 3 was a multilevel analysis clustered by hospital codes and adjusted for the same variables as Model 1; Model 4 was adjusted for Model 1 plus evidence-based practices through causal mediation analysis.<h4>Results</h4>After excluding 3,544 patients with missing Killip classification or ambulance use, data for 56,923 patients in 384 acute care hospitals were analyzed. Drug prescription in accordance with the evidence was significantly greater in the Presentation group than in the Control group. Moreover, conference presentation was significantly associated with lower in-hospital mortality in all models (Odds ratios (OR) = 0.68, 95% Confidence intervals (CIs): 0.65 to 0.72 in the Crude model; OR = 0.73, 95% CIs: 0.68 to 0.79 in Model 1; OR = 0.76, 95% CIs: 0.70 to 0.82 in Model 2; OR = 0.84, 95% CIs: 0.76 to 0.92 in Model 3; OR = 1.00, 95% CIs: 0.92 to 1.09 in Model 4).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The promotion of scholarly activities such as conference presentations might improve patient outcomes through increased evidence-based practice.
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spelling doaj-art-31a706b1bdd54cd9b1c53cebe89e79322025-08-20T02:39:02ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e031521710.1371/journal.pone.0315217The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.Daisuke TakadaYuki KataokaTetsuji MorishitaNoriko SasakiSusumu KunisawaYuichi Imanaka<h4>Background</h4>Clinicians' research activities reportedly improve their healthcare performance. Presenting research at conferences may be related to improved patient care outcomes; however, few studies have investigated this relationship. Thus, we examined the association between presenting at conferences and the mortality of patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed an administrative database of acute care hospitals in Japan. The study compared patients admitted to hospitals in which physicians made at least one conference presentation during the patient's admission year (Presentation Group) with those admitted to hospitals with no conference presentations (Control group). We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to estimate the risk of all-cause in-hospital mortality. Five models were fitted: a Crude model, unadjusted; Model 1, adjusted for personal factors, including sex, age, Killip classification, and so on; Model 2, adjusted for Model 1 plus hospital factors; Model 3 was a multilevel analysis clustered by hospital codes and adjusted for the same variables as Model 1; Model 4 was adjusted for Model 1 plus evidence-based practices through causal mediation analysis.<h4>Results</h4>After excluding 3,544 patients with missing Killip classification or ambulance use, data for 56,923 patients in 384 acute care hospitals were analyzed. Drug prescription in accordance with the evidence was significantly greater in the Presentation group than in the Control group. Moreover, conference presentation was significantly associated with lower in-hospital mortality in all models (Odds ratios (OR) = 0.68, 95% Confidence intervals (CIs): 0.65 to 0.72 in the Crude model; OR = 0.73, 95% CIs: 0.68 to 0.79 in Model 1; OR = 0.76, 95% CIs: 0.70 to 0.82 in Model 2; OR = 0.84, 95% CIs: 0.76 to 0.92 in Model 3; OR = 1.00, 95% CIs: 0.92 to 1.09 in Model 4).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The promotion of scholarly activities such as conference presentations might improve patient outcomes through increased evidence-based practice.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315217
spellingShingle Daisuke Takada
Yuki Kataoka
Tetsuji Morishita
Noriko Sasaki
Susumu Kunisawa
Yuichi Imanaka
The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
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title The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
title_full The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
title_fullStr The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
title_short The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database.
title_sort relationship between conference presentations and in hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction a retrospective analysis using a japanese administrative database
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315217
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