AHRQ-Related Articles, July 10, 2014

Ranganathan P. Differential risk of herpes zoster infection with biologic agent use in rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the article by Yun et al. Arthritis Care Res 2015 Jul;67(7):1041. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Yun et al. (Arthritis Care Res, 2015).]

Post ZD. CORR Insights((R)): preoperative opioid misuse is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after elective orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2015 Jul;473(7):2413-4. [Comments on study using HCUP data.] Select to access the abstract.

Reddy A, Pollack CE, Asch DA, et al. The effect of primary care provider turnover on patient experience of care and ambulatory quality of care. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jul;175(7):1157-62. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Pham et al. (N Engl J Med, 2007) and Gandhi et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2006).] Select to access the abstract.

Weinstock MB, Weingart S, Orth F, et al. Risk for clinically relevant adverse cardiac events in patients with chest pain at hospital admission. JAMA Intern Med  2015 Jul;175(7):1207-12. [Cites data from AHRQ publication, HCUP Facts and Figures, 2006: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Casey MF, Gross T, Wisnivesky J, et al. The impact of regionalization of cystectomy on racial disparities in bladder cancer care. J Urol 2015 Jul;194(1):36-41. [Briefly discusses AHRQ’s recommendations on use of high volume hospitals, citing AHRQ publications, Esophageal Resection: Volume, 2012, and Pancreatic Resection: Volume, 2010.] Select to access the abstract.