Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, October 31, 2014

BJOG
Grotegut CA, Kuklina EV, Anstrom KJ, Heine RP, Callaghan WM, Myers ER, James AH. Factors associated with the change in prevalence of cardiomyopathy at delivery in the period 2000-2009: a population-based prevalence study. BJOG 2014 Oct;121(11):1386-94. [Uses 2000-2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract

BMC Health Services Research
White BM, Ellis Jr C, Simpson KN. Preventable hospital admissions among the homeless in California: A retrospective analysis of care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 Oct 25; 14(1):511. [Uses 2010 HCUP State Inpatient Database (SID) data for California and AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCS).] Select to access the abstract.

BMJ Quality and Safety
Zhu J, Li L, Zhao H, Han G, Wu AW, Weingart SN. Development of a patient safety climate survey for Chinese hospitals: cross-national adaptation and psychometric evaluation. BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Oct; 23(10):847-56. [Uses AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, citing AHRQ publications, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, 2004, International Use of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, and Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Volume 4: Programs, Tools and Products, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Wang Y, Lu Y. Design characteristics of acute care units in China. HERD Health Environ Res Des J 2014 Fall; 8(1):81-93. [Uses AHRQ's framework for acute care design for hospitals described in article by Catrambone et al. (J Nurs Scholarsh, 2009).]

Hepatology
Bichoupan K, Martel-Laferriere V, Sachs D, Ng M, Schonfeld EA, Pappas A, Crismale J, Stivala A, Khaitova V, Gardenier D, et al. Costs of telaprevir-based triple therapy for hepatitis C: $189,000 per sustained virological response. Hepatology 2014 Oct; 60(4):1187-95. [Uses 2010 HCUP NIS and 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

HPB
Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Chau Z, Ng SC, McFadden DW, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Tseng JF. Patient selection and the volume effect in pancreatic surgery: unequal benefits? HPB 2014 Oct; 16(10):899-906. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al, Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

International Angiology
Bekelis K, Missios S, Labropoulos N. Regional intensity of neurosurgical care and integration of aneurysm coiling in the United States. Int Angiol 2014 Oct; 33(5):446-54. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

International Journal of Artificial Organs
Saeed F, Adil MM, Piracha BH, Qureshi AI. Outcomes of endovascular versus intravenous thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke in dialysis patients. Int J Artif Organs 2014 Oct; 37(10):727-33. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Severson C, Renstrom C, Fitzhugh M. Health promotion, risk stratification, and treatment options to decrease hospitalization rates for community-acquired pneumonia in adults. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract 2014 Oct; 26(10):537-49. [Uses 1997 and 2007 HCUP data on hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia, citing Databases and Related Tools from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), as accessed on the AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Krell RW, Finks JF, English WJ, Dimick JB. Profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery quality: which outcomes are most reliable? J Am Coll Surg 2014 Oct; 219(4):725-34.e3. [Uses 2010 HCUP SID data for 12 states.] Select to access the abstract.

Chung TK, Rosenthal EL, Porterfield JR, Carroll WR, Richman J, Hawn MT. Examining national outcomes after thyroidectomy with nerve monitoring. J Am Coll Surg 2014 Oct; 219(4):765-70. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
Yusuf HR, Hooper WC, Beckman MG, Zhang QC, Tsai J, Ortel TL. Risk of venous thromboembolism among hospitalizations of adults with selected autoimmune diseases. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014 Oct; 38(3):306-13. [Uses 2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Dua A, Upchurch GR Jr, Lee JT, Eidt J, Desai SS. Predicted shortfall in open aneurysm experience for vascular surgery trainees. J Vasc Surg 2014 Oct; 60(4):945-9. [Uses 1998-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Women's Health
Katon J, Mattocks K, Zephyrin L, Reiber G, Yano EM, Callegari L, Schwarz EB, Goulet J, Shaw J, Brandt C, et al. Gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women veterans deployed in service of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. J Womens Health 2014 Oct; 23(10):792-800. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Pena I Jr, Roberts LE, Guy WM, Zevallos JP. The cost and inpatient burden of treating mandible fractures: a nationwide inpatient sample database analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Oct; 151(4):591-8. [Uses 2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Griffin JW, Novicoff WM, Browne JA, Brockmeier SF. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor after shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2013 Dec; 22(12):e6-9. [Uses 2995-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Griffin JW, Novicoff WM, Browne JA, Brockmeier SF. Morbid obesity in total shoulder arthroplasty: risk, outcomes, and cost analysis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Oct; 23(10):1444-8. [Uses 1998-2008 HCUP NIS data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Villwock MR, Singla A, Padalino DJ, Deshaies EM. Stenting versus endarterectomy and the impact of ultra-early revascularization for emergent admissions of carotid artery stenosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014 Oct; 23(9):2341-9. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Chernew ME, Zaslavsky AM. Changes in patients' experiences in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. N Engl J Med 2014 Oct 30; 371(18):1715-24. [Uses AHRQ's Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) survey data for 2010-2012.]Select to access the abstract.

Preventing Chronic Disease
Fu S, Huang N, Chou YJ. Trends in the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in Taiwan from 2000 to 2010: a population-based study. Prev Chronic Dis 2014 Oct 23; 11:E187. [Uses AHRQ's Chronic Condition Indicator and Clinical Classifications Software.]  Select to access the abstract.

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Watanabe JH, Ney JP. Association of increased emergency rooms costs for patients without access to necessary medications. Res Social Adm Pharm 2014 Oct 31; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2002-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC) and Medical Conditions (MC) file data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.