Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, November 14, 2014

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Fitzgibbons PL, Bradley LA, Fatheree LA, Alsabeh R, Fulton RS, Goldsmith JD, Haas TS, Karabakhtsian RG, Loykasek PA, Marolt MJ, et al. Principles of analytic validation of immunohistochemical assays: Guideline from the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Nov; 138(11):1432-43. [Cites AHRQ methods research report, Addressing Challenges in Genetic Test Evaluation: Evaluation Frameworks and Assessment of Analytic Validity, 2011, prepared by the ECRI Institute EPC.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Medicine
Badheka AO, Shah N, Ghatak A, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Singh V, Patel N, Grover P, Deshmukh A, et al. Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in the United States: a 13-year perspective. Am J Med 2014 Nov; 127(11):1126.e1-12. [Uses 1998-2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data, AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index as described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

American Surgeon
Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ. Which operative repair is associated with a higher likelihood of reoperation after rectal prolapse repair? Am Surg 2014 Nov; 80(11):1128-31. [Uses 2005-2007 HCUP State Inpatient Database (SID) for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Duron VP, Day KM, Steigman SA, Aidlen JT, Luks FI. Maintaining low transfusion and angioembolization rates in the age of nonoperative management of pediatric blunt splenic injury. Am Surg 2014 Nov; 80(11):1159-63. [Uses 2000-2008 HCUP NIS data and 2000, 2003, and 2006 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Adekoya P, Obirieze A, Onwugbufor M, Cole M, Cornwell EE 3rd, Frederick WA. The impact of complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients: a review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. Am Surg 2014 Nov;80(11):1175-8.  [Uses 1998-2009 HCUP NIS data.]

Annals of Surgical Oncology
Hauch A, Al-Qurayshi Z, Randolph G, Kandil E. Total thyroidectomy is associated with increased risk of complications for low- and high-volume surgeons. Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Nov; 21(12):3844-52. [Uses 2003-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

BJU International
Sammon JD, Pucheril D, Abdollah F, Varda B, Sood A, Bhojani N, Chang SL, Kim SP, Ruhotina N, Schmid M, et al. Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to rescue? BJU Int 2014 Jun 10; epub ahead of print. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index as described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Child's Nervous System
Asaithambi G, Adil MM, Shah KM, Jordan LC, Qureshi AI. Patterns of treatment and associated short-term outcomes of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in children. Childs Nerv Syst 2014 Oct; 30(10):1697-700. [Uses 2003-2009 KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Scialla JJ, Kao WH, Crainiceanu C, Sozio SM, Oberai PC, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, et al. Biomarkers of vascular calcification and mortality in patients with ESRD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014 Apr; 9(4):745-55. [Uses study cohort data from the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study, previously supported by grant R01 HS08365.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research
Bekkers S, Bot AG, Makarawung D, Neuhaus V, Ring D. The National Hospital Discharge Survey and Nationwide Inpatient Sample: the databases used affect results in THA research. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Nov; 472(11):3441-9. [Uses 2006 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Menendez ME, Ring D. Minorities are less likely to receive autologous blood transfusion for major elective orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Nov; 472(11):3559-66. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Abbas A, Medvedev S, Shores N, Bazzano L, Dehal A, Hutchings J, Balart L. Epidemiology of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, a nationwide perspective. Dig Dis Sci 2014 Nov; 59(11):2813-20. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Novis SJ, Pritchett CV, Thorne MC, Sun GH. Pediatric deep space neck infections in U.S. children, 2000-2009. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 May; 78(5):832-6. [Uses 2000-2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Edwards ST, Prentice JC, Simon SR, Pizer SD. Home-based primary care and the risk of ambulatory care-sensitive condition hospitalization among older veterans with diabetes mellitus. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov; 174(11):1796-803. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998) and Prevention Quality Indicators.] Select to access the abstract.

Lee JS, Nsa W, Hausmann LR, Trivedi AN, Bratzler DW, Auden D, Mor MK, Baus K, Larbi FM, Fine MJ. Quality of care for elderly patients hospitalized for pneumonia in the United States, 2006 to 2010. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov; 174(11): 1806-14. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998) and Comorbidity Software.] Select to access the abstract.

Smith SB, Ruhnke GW, Weiss CH, Waterer GW, Wunderink RG. Trends in pathogens among patients hospitalized for pneumonia from 1993 to 2011. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov; 174(11):1837-8. [Uses 1993-2011 HCUP NIS data.]

Johansen ME, Huerta TR, Richardson CR. National use of proton pump inhibitors from 2007-2011. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Nov; 174(11):1856-8. [Uses 2007-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data and HCUP Comorbidity Software Version 3.7.]

Journal of the American Heart Association
Yong CM, Abnousi F, Asch SM, Heidenreich PA. Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of care and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndrome in the modern era of drug eluting stents. J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Nov 14; 3(6):e001029. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP SID data for four states.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Applied Gerontology
Moudouni DK, Phillips CD. In-hospital mortality and unintentional falls among older adults in the United States. J Appl Gerontol 2013 Dec; 32(8):923-35. [Uses 2005 HCUP NIS data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index as described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Arthroplasty
Illingworth KD, El Bitar YF, Banerjee D, Scaife SL, Saleh KJ. Inpatient mortality after primary total hip arthroplasty: analysis from the National Inpatient Sample database. J Arthroplast  2014 Aug 7. pii: S0883-5403(14)00576-2.[Uses 2007-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Klika AK, Small TJ, Saleh A, Szubski CR, Chandran Pillai AL, Barsoum WK. Primary total knee arthroplasty allogenic transfusion trends, length of stay, and complications: nationwide inpatient sample 2000-2009. J Arthroplasty 2014 Nov; 29(11):2070-7. [Uses 2000-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Rosenbaum BP, Kelly ML, Kshettry VR, Weil RJ. Neurologic disorders, in-hospital deaths, and years of potential life lost in the USA, 1988-2011. J Clin Neurosci 2014 Nov; 21(11):1874-80. [Uses 1988-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
Soon IS, deBruyn JC, Hubbard J, Wrobel I, Sauve R, Sigalet DL, Kaplan GG. Rising post-colectomy complications in children with ulcerative colitis despite stable colectomy rates in United States. J Crohns Colitis 2014 Nov 1; 8(11):1417-26. [Uses 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Patient Safety
Hernandez-Boussard T, Davies S, McDonald K, Wang NE. Interhospital facility transfers in the United States: a nationwide outcomes study. J Patient Saf 2014 Nov 13; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2009 HCUP NIS data, AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998), and AHRQ's PSIs.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Saad A, Adil MM, Patel V, Owada K, Winningham MJ, Nahab F. Clinical outcomes after thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke on weekends versus weekdays. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014 Nov-Dec; 23(10):2708-13. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Flagg A, Koch CG, Schiltz N, Chandran Pillai A, Gordon SM, Pettersson GB, Soltesz EG. Analysis of Clostridium difficile infections after cardiac surgery: epidemiologic and economic implications from national data. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Nov; 148(5):2404-9. [Uses 2004-2008 HCUP NIS data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index as described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Nocon RS, Gao Y, Gunter KE, Jin J, Casalino LP, Quinn MT, Derrett S, Summerfelt WT, Huang ES, Lee SM, et al. Associations between medical home characteristics and support for patient activation in the safety net: understanding differences by race, ethnicity, and health status. Med Care 2014 Nov; 52(11 Suppl 4):S48-55. [Uses AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) survey questions.] Select to access the abstract.

Burnet D, Gunter KE, Nocon RS, Gao Y, Jin J, Fairchild P, Chin MH. Medical home characteristics and the pediatric patient experience. Med Care 2014 Nov; 52(11 Suppl 4):S56-63. [Uses CAHPS survey data.] Select to access the abstract.

Neurosurgical Focus
James WS, Rughani AI, Dumont TM. A socioeconomic analysis of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during spine surgery: national use, regional variation, and patient outcomes. Neurosurg Focus 2014 Nov; 37(5):E10. [Uses HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Lam SK, Srinivasan VM, Luerssen TG, Pan IW. Cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement in the pediatric population: a model of hospitalization cost. Neurosurg Focus 2014 Nov; 37(5):E5. [Uses 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Zaidi HA, Chapple K, Little AS. National treatment trends, complications, and predictors of in-hospital charges for the surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in adults from 2007 to 2011. Neurosurg Focus 2014 Nov; 37(5):E6. [Uses 2007-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology
Allareddy V, Rampa S, Nalliah RP, Allareddy V. Longitudinal discharge trends and outcomes after hospitalization for mouth cellulitis and Ludwig angina. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014 Nov; 118(5):524-31. [Uses 2004-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Ference EH, Schroeder JW Jr, Qureshi H, Conley D, Chandra RK, Tan BK, Shintani Smith S. Current utilization of balloon dilation versus endoscopic techniques in pediatric sinus surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Nov; 151(5):852-60. [Uses 2011 HCUP State Ambulatory Surgery Database (SASD) data for four states and AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software for ICD-9-CM.] Select to access the abstract.

PharmacoEconomics
Cawley J, Meyerhoefer C, Biener A, Hammer M, Wintfeld N. Savings in medical expenditures associated with reductions in body mass index among US adults with obesity, by diabetes status. Pharmacoeconomics 2014 Nov 9; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2000-2010 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Transplantation
Weir MR, Gravens-Muller L, Costa N, Ivanova A, Manitpisitkul W, Bostom AG, Diamantidis CJ; on behalf of the FAVORIT Study Investigators. Safety events in kidney transplant recipients: results from the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplant Trial. Transplantation 2014 Nov 12; epub ahead of print. [Uses AHRQ's PSIs.] Select to access the abstract.