The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2010

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Malignancy after Hospitalization for Pneumonia

  • Eric M. Mortensen, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Eric Mortensen, MD, MSc, VERDICT Research Program, ALMD/UTHSCSA, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard (11C6), San Antonio, TX 78229
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  • Laurel A. Copeland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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  • Mary Jo Pugh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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  • Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Brandy Nakashima, MA

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
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  • Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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  • Rosa Malo de Molina, MD

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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  • Antonio Anzueto, MD

      Affiliations

    • VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio
    • Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

  • Image Result

    Time to new diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy for patients aged ≥65 years hospitalized with pneumonia.

    Time to new diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy for patients aged ≥65 years hospitalized with pneumonia.

  • Image Result

    Proportion surviving within the first 90 days by posthospitalization diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy in patients with pneumonia (P <.0001).

    Proportion surviving within the first 90 days by posthospitalization diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy in patients with pneumonia (P <.0001).

  • Image Result

    Proportion surviving after 90 days by posthospitalization diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy in patients with pneumonia (P <.0001).

    Proportion surviving after 90 days by posthospitalization diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy in patients with pneumonia (P <.0001).

 Funding: The project described was supported by Grant Number R01NR010828 from the National Institute of Nursing Research. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Nursing Research or the National Institutes of Health. This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. Dr Copeland is funded by Merit Review Entry Program grant MRP-05-145 from the VA Health Services Research and Development program. Dr. Restrepo is funded by a KL2 of the National Institutes of Health and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The funding agencies had no role in conducting the study, or role in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interests to disclose regarding this article.

 Authorship: All authors had free access to the data and were actively involved in writing the manuscript.

 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00798-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.08.009

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 66-71 , January 2010

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