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

American Journal of Public Health
McMorrow S, Kenney GM, Goin D. Determinants of receipt of recommended preventive services: implications for the Affordable Care Act. Am J Public Health 2014 Dec; 104(12):2392-9. [Uses 2005-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Villwock MR, Singla A, Padalino DJ, Ramaswamy R, Deshaies EM. Optimum timing of revascularization for emergent admissions of carotid artery stenosis with infarction. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 Dec; 127:128-33. [Uses 2002-2011 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data and Clinical Classifications Software (CCS). Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Gray BM, Vandergrift JL, Johnston MM, Reschovsky JD, Lynn LA, Holmboe ES, McCullough JS, Lipner RS. Association between imposition of a Maintenance of Certification requirement and ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations and health care costs. JAMA 2014 Dec 10; 312(22):2348-57. [Uses AHRQ's Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs).] Select to access the abstract.

Patel MS, Volpp KG, Small DS, Hill AS, Even-Shoshan O, Rosenbaum L, Ross RN, Bellini L, Zhu J, Silber JH. Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reforms with mortality and readmissions among hospitalized Medicare patients. JAMA 2014 Dec 10; 312(22):2364-73. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Berkowitz SA, Krumme AA, Avorn J, Brennan T, Matlin OS, Spettell CM, Pezalla EJ, Brill G, Shrank WH, Choudhry NK. Initial choice of oral glucose-lowering medication for diabetes mellitus: a patient-centered comparative effectiveness study. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):1955-62. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures in combination with the Charlson comorbidity index as described in article by Gagne et al. (J Clin Epidemiol, 2011); discusses findings from AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Update, 2011, and associated summary article by Bennett et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2011).] Select to access the abstract.

Lindenauer PK, Stefan MS, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Rothberg MB, Hill NS. Outcomes associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation among patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):1982-93. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998); cites AHRQ publication, Overview of Hospitalizations among Patients with COPD, 2008; cites HCUP NIS data on rates of non-invasive ventilation among COPD patients from article by Chandra et al. (Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2001) and summarizes findings from article by Tsai et al. (J Hosp Med, 2013) which uses 2006-2008 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Yokell MA, Delgado MK, Zaller ND, Wang NE, McGowan SK, Greek TC. Presentation of prescription and nonprescription opioid overdoses to US emergency departments. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec; 174(12):2034-7. [Uses 2010 HCUP NEDS data and CCS.]

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Turner B, Dasgupta R, Brindle ME. A contemporary prediction rule for esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF). J Pediatr Surg 2014 Dec; 49(12):1758-61. [Uses 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Safety Research
Tuckel P, Milczarski W, Maisel R. Pedestrian injuries due to collisions with bicycles in New York and California. J Safety Res 2014 Dec; 51:7-13. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) data for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Jiang JJ, Toor AS, Shi LL, Koh JL. Analysis of perioperative complications in patients after total shoulder arthroplasty and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Dec; 23(12):1852-9. [Uses 2010-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Davis DE, Paxton ES, Maltenfort M, Abboud J. Factors affecting hospital charges after total shoulder arthroplasty: an evaluation of the National Inpatient Sample database. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Dec; 23(12):1860-6. [Uses 1993-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Griffin JW, Hadeed MM, Novicoff WM, Browne JA, Brockmeier SF. Patient age is a factor in early outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Dec; 23(12):1867-71. [Uses 2000-2008 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 Women's Health
Petterson SM, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL, Rayburn WF. Trends in office-based care for reproductive-aged women according to physician specialty: a ten-year study. J Womens Health 2014 Dec; 23(12):1021-6. [Uses 2002-2011 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Stewart ST, Cutler DM, Rosen AB. Comparison of trends in US health-related quality of life over the 2000s using the SF-6D, HALex, EQ-5D, and EQ-5D visual analog scale versus a broader set of symptoms and impairments. Med Care 2014 Dec; 52(12):1010-6. [Uses 2000-2010 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

New England Journal of Medicine
Han X, Yabroff KR, Robbins AS, Zheng Z, Jamal A. Dependent coverage and use of preventive care under the Affordable Care Act. N Engl J Med 2014 Dec 11; 371(24):2341-2. [Uses 2009, 2011, and 2012 MEPS data.]

Pediatric Nephrology
Kusumi K, Becknell B, Schwaderer A. Trends in pediatric urolithiasis: patient characteristics, associated diagnoses, and financial burden. Pediatr Nephrol 2015 May; 30(5):805-10. [Uses 1997-2012 HCUP KID data and 2006-2011 NEDS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Transfusion
Robich MP, Koch CG, Johnston DR, Schiltz N, Chandran Pillai A, Hussain ST, Soltesz EG. Trends in blood utilization in United States cardiac surgical patients. Transfusion 2014 Nov 2; epub ahead of print. [Uses 1999-2010 HCUP NIS data and CCS.] Select to access the abstract.

Transplantation Proceedings

Santos CA, Brennan DC, Fraser VJ, Olsen MA. Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of delayed-onset cytomegalovirus disease in a large, retrospective cohort of heart transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2014 Dec; 46(10):3585-92. [Uses 2004-2010 HCUP SID data for California, Florida, and New York, and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998); cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular disease risk assessment with the ankle-brachial index in adults (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.