Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, September 12, 2014

Academic Emergency Medicine
Marin JR, Weaver MD, Barnato AE, Yabes JG, Yealy DM, Roberts MS. Variation in emergency department head computed tomography use for pediatric head trauma. Acad Emerg Med 2014 Sep; 21(9):987-95. [Uses 2006-2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Sun D, Abraham I, Slack M, Skrepnek GH. Emergency department visits in the United States for pediatric depression: estimates of charges and hospitalization. Acad Emerg Med 2014 Sep; 21(9):1003-14. [Uses 2006 and 2009 NEDS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) and Introduction to the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NEDS), 2006 and 2009, all published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site; cites AHRQ HCUP statistical briefs, Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in Community Hospitals from Selected States, 2005, 2008, and Hospital Stays for Children, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Disability and Health Journal
Mahmoudi E, Meade MA. Disparities in access to health care among adults with physical disabilities: analysis of a representative national sample for a ten-year period. Disabil Health J 2014 Aug 23; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2002-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data, citing MEPS HC-113: Full Year Consolidated Data File, 2007, and MEPS HC-050: Full Year Consolidated Data File, 2000; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), 2011, as published on the AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Bashir R, Zack CJ, Zhao H, Comerota AJ, Bove AA. Comparative outcomes of catheter-directed thrombolysis plus anticoagulation vs anticoagulation alone to treat lower-extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Sep; 174(9):1494-501. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site; also uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Surgery
Rose J, Evans C, Barleben A, Bandyk D, Wilson SE, Chang DC, Lane J. Comparative safety of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair over open repair using patient safety indicators during adoption. JAMA Surg 2014 Sep; 149(9):926-32. [Uses 2003-2010 HCUP NIS data (citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site), AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) (citing Guide to Inpatient Quality Indicators, 2007, and Patient Safety Indicators Overview, both published on AHRQ's Quality Indicators Web site), and Win QI software, Version 4.4.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Young MT, Jafari MD, Gebhart A, Phelan MJ, Nguyen NT. A decade analysis of trends and outcomes of bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries. J Am Coll Surg 2014 Sep; 219(3):480-8. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data and an adaptation of AHRQ's comorbidity measures by Walraven et al. (Med Care, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Howe Hasanali S. Immigrant-native disparities in perceived and actual met/unmet need for medical care. J Immigr Minor Health 2014 Sep 10; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2007-2009 MEPS data, citing MEPS-HC Sample Design and Collection Process, MEPS-HC-122: Panel 12 Longitudinal Data File, 2010, and MEPS HC-130: Panel 13 Longitudinal Data File, 2011; based on research conducted at AHRQ with the support of Ray Kuntz of the AHRQ Data Center.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery
Bekelis K, Missios S, Labropoulos N. Regional and socioeconomic disparities in the treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the USA: 2000-2010. J Neurointerv Surg 2014 Sep; 6(7):556-60. [Uses 2000-2010 HCUP NIS data, citing AHRQ-authored article by Steiner, Elixhauser, and Schnaier (Eff Clin Pract, 2002).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Neurosurgery
Wen T, He S, Attenello F, Cen SY, Kim-Tenser M, Adamczyk P, Amar AP, Sanossian N, Mack WJ. The impact of patient age and comorbidities on the occurrence of "never events" in cerebrovascular surgery: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Neurosurg 2014 Sep; 121(3):580-6. [Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Patient Safety
Talsma A, Jones K, Guo Y, Wilson D, Campbell DA. The relationship between nurse staffing and failure to rescue: where does it matter most? J Patient Saf 2014 Sep; 10(3):133-9. [Uses 2003 AHRQ PSI software, citing AHRQ Quality Indicators—Patient Safety Indicators: Software Documentation, Version 2.1—SAS, 2003; cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care, 2007.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Menendez ME, Ring D. Does the timing of surgery for proximal humeral fracture affect inpatient outcomes? J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Sep; 23(9):1257-62. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998.] Select to access the abstract.

Schairer WW, Zhang AL, Feeley BT. Hospital readmissions after primary shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Sep; 23(9):1349-55. Uses 2005-2010 HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) data for seven states, HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files, AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998), and HCUP Clinical Classifications Software (CCS), and compares findings with those from HCUP statistical brief, All-Cause Hospital Readmissions among Non-elderly Medicaid Patients, 2007.] Select to access the abstract.

Laryngoscope
Bhattacharyya N. Unplanned revisits and readmissions after ambulatory sinonasal surgery. Laryngoscope 2014 Sep; 124(9):1983-7. [Uses 2010 HCUP State Ambulatory Surgery Databases data for New York, Florida, Iowa, and California, and HCUP User Guide: HCUP Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses, both accessed from AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Kemper AR, Crews JE, Strickland B, Saaddine JB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vision screening among children aged 6 years—Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, United States, 2009-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ 2014 Sep 12; 63 Suppl 2:43-6. [Uses 2009-2010 MEPS data from the Child Preventive Health section of the Household Component, as accessed on AHRQ's MEPS Web site; discusses U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age (Pediatrics, 2011) and Affordable Care Act provisions requiring coverage of USPSTF recommendations rated A or B, citing USPSTF A and B Recommendations, 2014, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]

George MG, Tong X, Wigington C, Gillespie C, Hong Y; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hypertension screening in children and adolescents—National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, United States, 2007-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ 2014 Sep 12; 63 Suppl 2:47-53. [Uses 2007-2009 MEPS data from the Child Preventive Health section of the Household Component, as accessed on AHRQ's MEPS Web site; discusses USPSTF recommendations on screening children and adolescents for high blood pressure, citing Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Periodic Updates, 2002, and AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents to Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2013; mentions Affordable Care Act provisions requiring coverage of USPSTF recommendations rated A or B, citing USPSTF A and B Recommendations, 2014, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]

Griffin SO, Barker LK, Wei L, Li CH, Albuquerque MS, Gooch BF; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of dental care and effective preventive services in preventing tooth decay among U.S. Children and adolescents—Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, United States, 2003-2009 and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005-2010. MMWR Surveill Summ 2014 Sep 12; 63 Suppl 2:54-60. [Uses 2003-2009 MEPS data; discusses  USPSTF 2014 recommendations on prevention of dental carries in children from birth through age 5 years and Affordable Care Act provisions requiring coverage of USPSTF recommendations rated A or B, citing USPSTF A and B Recommendations, 2014, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]

PLoS Medicine 
Vistisen D, Witte DR, Tabák AG, Herder C, Brunner EJ, Kivimäki M, Færch K.Patterns of obesity development before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II cohort study. PLoS Med 2014 Feb 11; 11(2):e1001602. [Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously supported by AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Nguyen DL, Bechtold ML, Jamal MM. National trends and inpatient outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease patients with concomitant chronic liver disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 2014 Sep; 49(9):1091-5. [Uses 1988-2006 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Spine
Guzman JZ, Iatridis JC, Skovrlj B, Cutler HS, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. Outcomes and complications of diabetes mellitus on patients undergoing degenerative lumbar spine surgery. Spine 2014 Sep 1; 39(19):1596-604. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), and HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files, 2002-2011, both published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site; also uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998), and their adaptation by Walraven et al. (Med Care, 2009).  abstract.

Stroke
Moradiya Y, Murthy SB, Newman-Toker DE, Hanley DF, Ziai WC. Intraventricular thrombolysis in intracerebral hemorrhage requiring ventriculostomy: a decade-long real-world experience. Stroke 2014 Sep; 45(9):2629-35. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site; also uses the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992), and methodologies from HCUP method series report, Final Report on Calculating Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Variances, 2001.] Select to access the abstract.

Surgery
Schneider EB, Calkins KL, Weiss MJ, Herman JM, Wolfgang CL, Makary MA, Ahuja N, Haider AH, Pawlik TM. Race-based differences in length of stay among patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy. Surgery 2014 Sep; 156(3):528-37. [Uses 2003-2009 HCUP NIS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), 2003.] Select to access the abstract.

Ejaz A, Sachs T, He J, Spolverato G, Hirose K, Ahuja N, Wolfgang CL, Makary MA, Weiss M, Pawlik TM. A comparison of open and minimally invasive surgery for hepatic and pancreatic resections using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Surgery 2014 Sep; 156(3):538-47. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data, citing Overview of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), as published on AHRQ's HCUP User Support Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Thrombosis Research
Wang TF, Wong CA, Milligan PE, Thoelke MS, Woeltje KF, Gage BF. Risk factors for inpatient venous thromboembolism despite thromboprophylaxis. Thromb Res 2014 Jan; 133(1):25-9. [Uses a modification of AHRQ's PSI-12, citing Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) Log of ICD-9-CM and DRG Coding Updates and Revisions to PSI Documentation and Software, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.