Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, May 1, 2015

American Journal of Cardiology
Gupta T, Harikrishnan P, Kolte D, Khera S, Subramanian KS, Mujib M, Masud A, Palaniswamy C, Sule S, Jain D, et al. Trends in management and outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States. Am J Cardiol 2015 Apr 15; 115(8):1033-41. [Uses 2003-2011 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Orthopedics
Oladeji LO, Raley JA, Menendez ME, Ponce BA. Risk factors for in-hospital myocardial infarction after shoulder arthroplasty. Am J Orthop 2015 May; 44(5):E142-7. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Public Health
Ferdinand AO, Menachemi N, Blackburn JL, Sen B, Nelson L, et al. The impact of texting bans on motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations. Am J Public Health 2015 May; 105(5):859-65. [Uses 2003-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Anesthesiology
Sampat A, Parakati I, Kunnavakkam R, Glick DB, Lee NK, et al.Corneal abrasion in hysterectomy and prostatectomy: role of laparoscopic and robotic assistance. Anesthesiology 2015 May; 122(5):994-1001. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Surgery
Schauer DP, Arterburn DE, Livingston EH, Coleman KJ, Sidney S, et al. Impact of bariatric surgery on life expectancy in severely obese patients with diabetes: a decision analysis. Ann Surg 2015 May; 261(5):914-9. [Uses 2004-2007 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Egorova NN, Siracuse JJ, McKinsey JF, Nowygrod R. Trend, Risk Factors, and Costs of Clostridium difficile Infections in Vascular Surgery. Ann Vasc Surg 2015 May; 29(4):792-800. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Arthritis Care & Research
Murray SG, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Lawson E, Cascino M, Barton J, Margaretten M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Yazdany J. A population-based study of infection-related hospital mortality in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Arthritis Care Res 2015 May; 67(5):673-80. [Uses 2007-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Diamant MJ, Coward S, Buie WD, MacLean A, Dixon E, Ball CG, Schaffer S, Kaplan GG. Hospital volume and other risk factors for in-hospital mortality among diverticulitis patients: A nationwide analysis. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 May; 29(4):193-7. [Uses 1993-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Singh V, Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Arora S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Shah N, Savani GT, et al. Influence of hospital volume on outcomes of percutaneous atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure: a 10-years US perspective. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015 May; 85(6):1073-81. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Chest
Jensen KM, Sevick CJ, Seewald LA, Halbower AC, Davis MM, et al. Greater risk of hospitalization in children with Down syndrome and OSA at higher elevation. Chest 2015 May; 147(5):1344-51. [Uses 2009 HCUP Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Mujib M, Khanna N, Mazumder NK, Aronow WS, Kolte D, et al. Pretransplant coagulopathy and in-hospital outcomes among heart transplant recipients: a propensity-matched nationwide inpatient sample study. Clin Cardiol 2015 May; 38(5):300-8. [Uses 2003-2010 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ’s Elixhauser comorbidity measures and associated software (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Diabetes
Talmud PJ, Cooper JA, Morris RW, Dudbridge F, Shah T, Engmann J, Dale C, White J, McLachlan S, Zabaneh D, et al. Sixty-five common genetic variants and prediction of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 2015 May; 64(5):1830-40. [Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.

Diabetes Care
Thorpe CT, Gellad WF, Good CB, Zhang S, Zhao X, Mor M, Fine MJ. Tight glycemic control and use of hypoglycemic medications in older veterans with type 2 diabetes and comorbid dementia. Diabetes Care 2015 Apr; 38(4):588-95. [Uses AHRQ’s Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Zhuo X, Zhang P, Kahn HS, Bardenheier BH, Li R, Gregg EW. Change in medical spending attributable to diabetes: national data from 1987 to 2011. Diabetes Care 2015 Apr; 38(4):581-7. [Uses 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) data and 2000-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Diabetes Educator
Xiang X, Hernandez R, Larrison CR. Provider advice on exercise and diet among adults with comorbid serious psychological distress and diabetes or diabetes risk factors. Diabetes Educ 2015 Apr; 41(2):185-93. [Uses 2007-2011 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Gastroenterology
Schmidt ML, Barritt AS, Orman ES, Hayashi PH. Decreasing mortality among patients hospitalized with cirrhosis in the United States from 2002 through 2010. Gastroenterology 2015 May; 148(5):967-77.e2. [Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Global Journal of Health Science
Tourani S, Hassani M, Ayoubian A, Habibi M, Zaboli R. Analyzing and prioritizing the dimensions of patient safety culture in emergency wards using the TOPSIS technique. Glob J Health Sci 2015 Jan 1; 7(4):143-50. [Uses AHRQ’s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.] Select to access the abstract.

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolarngology
Qureshi H, Ference E, Novis S, Pritchett CV, Smith SS, Schroeder JW. Trends in the management of pediatric peritonsillar abscess infections in the U.S., 2000-2009. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Apr; 79(4):527-31. [Uses 2000-2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Surgery
Xu T, Hutfless SM, Cooper MA, Zhou M, Massie AB, Makary MA. Hospital cost implications of increased use of minimally invasive surgery. JAMA Surg 2015 May; 150(5):489-90. [Uses AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators.] Select to access the abstract.

Schwarze ML, Barnato AE, Rathouz PJ, Zhao Q, Neuman HB, Winslow ER, Kennedy GD, Hu YY, Dodgion CM, Kwok AC, et al. Development of a list of high-risk operations for patients 65 years and older. JAMA Surg 2015 Apr; 150(4):325-31. [Uses 2001-2006 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Saeed F, Adil MM, Malik AA, Schold JD, Holley JL. Outcomes of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in maintenance dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015 Apr 23. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Krishnamoorthy P, Garg J, Palaniswamy C, Pandey A, Ahmad H, et al. Epidemiology and outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in the United States: findings from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Cardiovasc Med 2015 May 2; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Investigative Medicine
Pant C, Deshpande A, Sferra TJ, Gilroy R, Olyaee M. Emergency department visits for acute pancreatitis in children: results from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2006-2011. J Investig Med 2015 Apr; 63(4):646-8. [Uses 2006-2011 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Singh RR, Nayak R. Impact of FDA black box warning on psychotropic drug use in noninstitutionalized elderly patients diagnosed with dementia: a retrospective study. J Pharm Pract 2015 Apr 27; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2004-2007 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Sexual Medicine
Mirheydar HS, Palazzi KL, Parsons JK, Chang D, Hsieh TC. Hospital-based trends in penile prosthetic surgery. J Sex Med 2015 Apr; 12(4):1092-8. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Surgical Research
Hook-Dufresne DM, Yu X, Bandla V, Imseis E, Moore-Olufemi SD. The economic burden of gastroschisis: costs of a birth defect. J Surg Res 2015 May 1; 195(1):16-20. [Uses 2007-2011 HCUP data.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatrics
Murtagh Kurowski E, Shah SS, Thomson J, Statile A, Sheehan B, et al. Improvement methodology increases guideline recommended blood cultures in children with pneumonia. Pediatrics 2015 Apr; 135(4):e1052-9. [Uses AHRQ’s Emergency Severity Index, Version 4, 2012.] Select to access the abstract.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Masoomi H, Rimler J, Wirth GA, Lee C, Paydar KZ, Evans GR. Frequency and risk factors of blood transfusion in abdominoplasty in post-bariatric surgery patients: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 May; 135(5):861e-68e. [Uses 2007-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Chen E, Karanam A, Pettit C, Barili F, Shah AP, Saunders CR. The impact of age and severity of comorbid illness on outcomes after isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2015 May; 8:91-7; online. [Uses 2006-2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Spine
Lam SK, Pan IW, Harris DA, Sayama CM, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Patient-, procedure-, and hospital-related risk factors of allogeneic and autologous blood transfusion in pediatric spinal fusion surgery in the United States. Spine 2015 Apr 15; 40(8):560-9. [Uses 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Spine Journal
Paul JC, Lonner BS, Goz V, Weinreb J, Karia R, et al. Complication rates are reduced for revision adult spine deformity surgery among high-volume hospitals and surgeons. Spine J 2015 May 1; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Surgical Technology International
Adler A, Boylan MR, Rosenberg C, Pivec R, Kapadia BH, Nadarajah V, Naziri Q, Harwin SF, Paulino CB. In-hospital mortality following open and closed long bone fracture: a comparative study. Surg Technol Int 2015 May; 26:337-42. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

United European Gastroenterology Journal
Govani SM, Waljee AK, Stidham RW, Higgins PD. Increasing ultraviolet light exposure is associated with reduced mortality from Clostridium difficile infection. United European Gastroenterol J 2015 Apr; 3(2):208-14. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP data.] Select to access the abstract.

Vascular
Dua A, Desai S, Upchurch GR, Jr., Desai SS. Renal artery stenting may not be appropriate for patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. Vascular 2015 Apr 28; epub ahead of print. [Uses 1998-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.