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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Inform. 2015 May 13;55:290–300. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2015.05.003

Table 1. Peer-reviewed publications supported by EMERSE, 2014 only.

Publication Title The way EMERSE was used Journal PubMed Identifier
Anticoagulant Complications in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Data abstraction from operative and other notes for wound healing, infection, bleeding, return to the operating room, and other factors. JAMA Facial Plast Surg 25541679
Proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 blockers are associated with improved overall survival in patients with head and neck squamous carcinoma. To identify mentions of medications taken by the patients in the study. Cancer Prev Res 25468899
Transcutaneous biopsy of adrenocortical carcinoma is rarely helpful in diagnosis, potentially harmful, but does not affect patient outcome To obtain data about staging, reason for biopsy, number of biopsies, institution performing the biopsy, complications, and other factors. Eur J Endocrinol 24836548
Engraftment syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation predicts poor outcomes To identify patients with engraftment syndrome using a set of 82 search terms Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 24892262
Osteochondromas after radiation for pediatric malignancies: a role for expanded counseling for skeletal side effects To identify patient who developed osteochondromas after hematopoietic stem cell transplant and total body irradiation J Pediatr Orthop 23965908
Unbiased identification of patients with disorders of sex development Chart reviews to locate features described in the notes that helped identify patients with disorders of sex development PLoS One 25268640
Changes in characteristics of hepatitis C patients seen in a liver centre in the United States during the last decade Medical records review which included treatment status and clinical status at the time of presentation J Viral Hepat 25311830
Symptomatic subcapsular and perinephric hematoma following ureteroscopic lithotripsy for renal calculi Chart review of clinical notes to identify patients whose surgery was complicated by a symptomatic hematoma J Endourol 25025758
Comparison of Second-Echelon Treatments for Ménière's Disease Data abstraction for and identification of patients with Ménière's Disease JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 25057891
A Combined Paging Alert and Web-Based Instrument Alters Clinician Behavior and Shortens Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Pancreatitis Finding data of interest for chart reviews. Am J Gastroenterol 24594946
Adjuvant therapies, patient and tumor characteristics associated with survival of adult patients with adrenocortical carcinoma Chart reviews for a variety of clinical parameters including stage, pathology data, evaluation of hormone secretion, surgical approach, and treatment modalities. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 24302750
Population-based incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus: The Michigan Lupus Epidemiology & Surveillance (MILES) Program Data abstraction for a variety of clinical characteristics for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 24504809
The association between race and gender, treatment attitudes, and antidepressant treatment adherence Eligibility determination based on chart review by considering factors such as clinically significant depression and having a new recommendation for antidepressant treatment. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23801324
Aneurysms in abdominal organ transplant recipients To identify patients with mention of an arterial aneurysm in the clinical documentation among patients undergoing liver or kidney transplants over an 11 year period. J Vasc Surg 24246534