Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, November 21, 2014

Addiction
Unick G, Rosenblum D, Mars S, Ciccarone D. The relationship between US heroin market dynamics and heroin-related overdose, 1992-2008. Addiction 2014 Nov; 109(11):1889-98. [Uses 1993-2008 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

American Family Physician
Harman LE, Margo CE, Roetzheim RG. Uveitis: the collaborative diagnostic evaluation. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15; 90(10):711-6. [Uses AHRQ Web site resources as data sources.] Select to access the abstract.

Murphy NJ, Quinlan JD. Trauma in pregnancy: assessment, management, and prevention. Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15; 90(10):717-22. [Uses AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as a data source.]

American Journal of Cardiology
Panaich SS, Badheka AO, Chothani A, Mehta K, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Singh V, Savani GT, Arora S, Patel N, et al. Results of ventricular septal myectomy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (from Nationwide Inpatient Sample [1998-2010]). Am J Cardiol 2014 Nov 1; 114(9):1390-5. [Uses 1998-2010 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.

American Journal of Medical Quality
Kamdar BB, Yang J, King LM, Neufeld KJ, Bienvenu OJ, Rowden AM, Brower RG, Collop NA, Needham DM. Developing, implementing, and evaluating a multifaceted quality improvement intervention to promote sleep in an ICU. Am J Med Qual 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):546-54. [Uses quality improvement methodologies described in AHRQ-funded article by Pronovost et al. (N Engl J Med, 2006) Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits
David G, Tandon N, Waters HC, Gunnarsson C, Kavanaugh A. Rheumatoid arthritis and joint replacement: impact of biologics. Am J Pharm Benefits 2014 Nov-Dec; 6(6):256-64. [Uses 1992-2008 HCUP NIS data.]

American Surgeon
Masoomi H, Nguyen NT, Dolich MO, Mills S, Carmichael JC, Stamos MJ. Laparoscopic appendectomy trends and outcomes in the United States: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2004-2011. Am Surg 2014 Oct; 80(10):1074-7. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Menchine MD, Axeen S. Plantmason L, Seabury S. Strength and dose of opioids prescribed from US emergency departments compared to office practices: implications for emergency department safe-prescribing guidelines. Ann Emerg Med 2014 Oct; 64(4 Suppl):S1. [Uses 1997-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.]

Galarraga JE, Pines JM. National emergency care and emergency care-directed costs in the United States. Ann Emerg Med 2014 Oct; 64(4 Suppl):S1-2. [Uses 2010 MEPS and HCUP data.]

Kocher KE, Haggins AN, Sabbatini AK, Sauser K, Sharp AL. Emergency department hospitalization volume and mortality in the United States. Ann Emerg Med 2014 Nov; 64(5):446-457.e6. [Uses 2005-2009 HCUP NIS data, AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCS), and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Environmental Health Perspectives
Hess JJ, Saha S, Luber G. Summertime acute heat illness in U.S. emergency departments from 2006 through 2010: analysis of a nationally representative sample. Environ Health Perspect 2014 Nov; 122(11):1209-15, erratum A293. [Uses 2006-2010 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

European Journal of Neurology
Sweeney EM, Thakur KT, Lyons JL, Smith BR, Willey JZ, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Hickey MK, Uchino K, Haussen DC, Koch S, et al. Outcomes of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischaemic stroke in HIV-infected adults. Eur J Neurol 2014 Nov; 21(11):1394-9. [ Select to access the abstract.

Heart Rhythm
Srivatsa UN, Danielsen B, Anderson I, Amsterdam E, Pezeshkian N, Yang Y, White RH. Risk predictors of stroke and mortality after ablation for atrial fibrillation: the California experience 2005-2009. Heart Rhythm 2014 Nov; 11(11):1898-903. [Uses HCUP Comorbidity Software and California Ambulatory Surgery Database data for 2005-2009.] Select to accesss the abstract.

Palaniswamy C, Kolte D, Harikrishnan P, Khera S, Aronow WS, Mujib M, Mellana WM, Eugenio P, Lessner S, Ferrick A, et al. Catheter ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia: ten-year trends in utilization, in-hospital complications, and in-hospital mortality in the United States. Heart Rhythm 2014 Nov; 11(11):2056-63. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data and HCUP Comorbidity Software.] Select to access the abstract.

International Journal of Urology
Sugihara T, Yasunaga H, Horiguchi H, Fushimi K, Dalton JE, Schold J, Kattan MW, Homma Y. Performance comparisons in major uro-oncological surgeries between the USA and Japan. Int J Urol 2014 Nov; 21(11):1145-50. [Uses 2009-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Kaul P, Federspiel JJ, Dai X, Stearns SC, Smith SC Jr, Yeung M, Beyhaghi H, Zhou L, Stouffer GA. Association of inpatient vs outpatient onset of ST-elevation myocardial infarction with treatment and clinical outcomes. JAMA 2014 Nov 19; 312(19):1999-2007. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP State Inpatient Database (SID) data for California and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Sanford DE, Olsen MA, Bommarito KM, Shah M, Fields RC, Hawkins WG, Jaques DP, Linehan DC. Association of discharge home with home health care and 30-day readmission after pancreatectomy. J Am Coll Surg 2014 Nov; 219(5):875-86.e1. [Uses 2009-2011 HCUP SID data for California] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Heart Association
Agarwal S, Garg A, Parashar A, Jaber WA, Menon V. Outcomes and resource utilization in ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the United States: evidence for socioeconomic disparities.  J Am Heart Assoc 2014 Nov 16; 3(6):e001057. [Uses 2003-2011 HCUP NIS data, Comorbidity Software, and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Rincon F, Maltenfort M, Dey S, Ghosh S, Vibbert M, Urtecho J, Jallo J, Ratliff JK, McBride JW, Bell R. The prevalence and impact of mortality of the acute respiratory distress syndrome on admissions of patients with ischemic stroke in the United States. J Intensive Care Med 2014 Nov-Dec; 29(6):357-64. [Uses 1994-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Lam SK, Sayama C, Harris DA, Briceño V, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Nationwide practice patterns in the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in pediatric spine surgery as a function of patient-, hospital-, and procedure-related factors. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Nov; 14(5):476-85. [Uses 2009 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database (KID).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Orthopedic Trauma
Schenker ML, Ahn J, Donegan D, Mehta S, Baldwin KD. The cost of after-hours operative debridement of open tibia fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2014 Nov; 28(11):626-31. [Uses 2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Fox D, Campagna EJ, Friedlander J, Partrick DA, Rees DI, Kempe A. National trends and outcomes of pediatric gastrostomy tube placement. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2014 Nov; 59(5):582-8. [Uses 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Toor AS, Jiang JJ, Shi LL, Koh JL. Comparison of perioperative complications after total elbow arthroplasty in patients with and without diabetes. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Nov; 23(11):1599-606. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Microsurgery
Masoomi H, Clark EG, Paydar KZ, Evans GR, Nguyen A, Kobayashi MR, Wirth GA. Predictive risk factors of free flap thrombosis in breast reconstruction surgery. Microsurgery 2014 Nov; 34(8):589-94. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Neurosurgical Focus
Menger RP, Connor DE Jr, Thakur JD, Sonig A, Smith E, Guthikonda B, Nanda A. A comparison of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: an analysis of economic impact and complications using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Neurosurg Focus 2014 Nov; 37(5):E4. [Uses 2005-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Obesity Surgery
Johnson EE, Simpson KN. Discharge disposition after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg 2014 Oct; 24(10):1821-5. [Uses 2010 HCUP SID data for New Jersey.] Select to access the abstract.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Joosen MC, Brouwers EP, van Beurden KM, Terluin B, Ruotsalainen JH, Woo JM, Choi KS, Eguchi H, Moriguchi J, van der Klink JJ, et al. An international comparison of occupational health guidelines for the management of mental disorders and stress-related psychological symptoms. Occup Environ Med 2014 Nov 18; epub ahead of print. [Uses AHRQ's NGC as a source for identification of relevant guidelines.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Lopez AS, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Bialek SR. Congenital cytomegalovirus-related hospitalizations in infants <1 year of age, United States, 1997-2009. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2014 Nov; 33(11):1119-23. [Uses 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatric Neurology
Nasr DM, Biller J, Rabinstein AA. Use and in-hospital outcomes of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in pediatric arterial ischemic stroke patients. Pediatr Neurol 2014 Nov; 51(5):624-31. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

PLoS One
Zhang Z, Guo J, Su G, Li J, Wu H, Xie X. Evaluation of the quality of guidelines for myasthenia gravis with the AGREE II instrument. PLoS One 2014 Nov 17; 9(11):e111796. [Uses AHRQ's NGC as a source for the literature search.] Select to access the abstract.

Spine
McAnany SJ, Overley S, Baird EO, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Zigler JE, Qureshi SA. The 5-year cost-effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc replacement: a Markov analysis. Spine 2014 Nov 1; 39(23):1924-33. [Uses 2010 HCUP NIS data from the Inpatient Core File.] Select to access the abstract.

Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Administrative database concerns: accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision coding is poor for preoperative anemia in patients undergoing spinal fusion. Spine 2014 Nov 15; 39(24):2019-23. [Uses HCUP Comorbidity Software to identify ICD-9-CM codes used for the HCUP NIS definition of the comorbidity "deficiency anemia" and discusses prior use of ICD-9-CM codes with HCUP databases.] Select to access the abstract.

World Neurosurgery
Siddiq F, Adil MM, Norby KE, Rahman HA, Qureshi AI. Rates and outcomes of neurosurgical treatment for postthrombolytic intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with acute ischemic stroke. World Neurosurg 2014 Nov; 82(5):678-83. Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.