Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, March 27, 2015

Academic Pediatrics
Hendrix KS, Downs SM, Carroll AE. Pediatricians' responses to printed clinical reminders: does highlighting prompts improve responsiveness? Acad Pediatr 2015 Mar-Apr; 15(2):158-64. [Uses the Child Health Improvement Through Computer Automation (CHICA) clinical decision support system supported by AHRQ grants R01 HS17939, R01 HS18453, and R01 HS20640.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Surgery
Bourgon AL, Fox JP, Saxe JM, et al. Outcomes and charges associated with outpatient inguinal hernia repair according to method of anesthesia and surgical approach. Am J Surg 2015 Mar; 209(3):468-72. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP State Ambulatory Surgery Data (SASD) data for New York.] Select to access the abstract.

AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science Proceedings: AMIA Summit on Translational Science
Leung TI, Jalal H, Zulman DM, et al. Automating identification of multiple chronic conditions in clinical practice guidelines. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc 2015 Mar 25;2015:456-60. [Uses National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) guideline summaries.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Pasquali SK, He X, Jacobs JP, et al. Measuring hospital performance in congenital heart surgery: administrative versus clinical registry data. Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Mar; 99(3):932-8. [Uses AHRQ's methodology related to reporting mortality outcomes, implemented via SAS Software, Version 4.5; cites AHRQ's Pediatric Quality Indicators (PQIs).] Select to access the abstract.

Arthritis Research & Therapy
Singh JA, Ramachandran R. Racial disparities in total ankle arthroplasty utilization and outcomes. Arthritis Res Ther 2015 Mar 21; 17:70. [Uses 1998-2011 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Epilepsia
Pestana Knight EM, Schiltz NK, Bakaki PM, et al. Increasing utilization of pediatric epilepsy surgery in the United States between 1997 and 2009. Epilepsia 2015 Mar; 56(3):375-81. [Uses 1997-2009 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Waldo SW, McCabe JM, O'Brien C, et al. Association between public reporting of outcomes with procedural management and mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Mar 24; 65(11):1119-26. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Arthroplasty
Illingworth KD, El Bitar YF, Banerjee D, et al. Inpatient mortality after primary total hip arthroplasty: analysis from the National Inpatient Sample database. J Arthroplasty 2015 Mar; 30(3):369-73. [Uses 2007-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques
Fuchs HF, Broderick RC, Harnsberger CR, et al. Benefits of bariatric surgery do not reach obese men. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2015 Mar; 25(3):196-201. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kulaylat AN, Hollenbeak CS, Engbrecht BW, et al. The impact of children's hospital designation on outcomes in children with malrotation. J Pediatr Surg 2015 Mar; 50(3):417-22.  [Uses 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Transplantation
Becerra BJ, Becerra MB, Safdar N. A nationwide assessment of the burden of urinary tract infection among renal transplant recipients. J Transplant 2015; 2015:854640. [Uses 2009-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Urology
Borofsky MS, Walter D, Li H, et al. Institutional characteristics associated with receipt of emergency care for obstructive pyelonephritis at community hospitals. J Urol 2015 Mar; 193(3):851-6. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Campbell JD, Ghushchyan V, Brett McQueen R, et al. Burden of multiple sclerosis on direct, indirect costs and quality of life: national US estimates. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2014 Mar; 3(2):227-36. [Uses 1998-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging Retina
Vaziri K, Moshfeghi DM, Hernandez-Boussard T, et al. Ambulatory surgery center utilization by vitreoretinal surgeons: 1999-2011. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2015 Mar; 46(3):355-61. [Uses 1999-2011 HCUP SASD data.] Select to access the abstract.

Pain Physician
Nagar VR, Birthi P, Grider JS, et al. Systematic review of radiofrequency ablation and pulsed radiofrequency for management of cervicogenic headache. Pain Physician 2015 Mar-Apr; 18(2):109-30. [Uses AHRQ's NGC as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.

PLOS ONE
Bekelis K, Missios S, Wong K, et al. The practice of cranial neurosurgery and the malpractice liability environment in the United States. PLoS One 2015 Mar 23; 10(3):e0121191. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Huang W, Anderson FA, Rushton-Smith SK, et al. Impact of thromboprophylaxis across the US acute care setting. PLoS One 2015 Mar 27; 10(3):e0121429. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Psychiatric Annals
Suri MA, Suri M, Adil MM, et al. Indicators for electroconvulsive therapy among patients hospitalized for depression. Psychiatr Ann 2015 Mar; 45(3):140-4. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.]

Rehabilitation Nursing
Cary MP Jr, Baernholdt M, Merwin EI. Changes in payment regulation and acute care use for total hip replacement: trends in length of stay, costs, and discharge, 1997-2012. Rehabil Nurs 2015 Mar 27. [Uses 1997-2012 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice
Thomas-Hawkins C, Flynn L. Patient safety culture and nurse-reported adverse events in outpatient hemodialysis units. Res Theory Nurs Pract 2015; 29(1):53-65. [Uses patient safety grade scales from AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.] Select to access the abstract.