Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, June 26, 2015

Wang G, Yan L, Ayala C, George MG, Fang J. Hypertension-associated expenditures for medication among US adults. Am J Hypertens 2013 Nov; 26(11):1295-302. [Uses 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Tilert TJ, Chen J. Smoking-cessation advice to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the critical roles of health insurance and source of care. Am J Prev Med 2015 Jun; 48(6):683-93. [Uses 2008-2011 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Sanford DE, Hawkins WG, Fields RC. Improved peri-operative outcomes with epidural analgesia in patients undergoing a pancreatectomy: a nationwide analysis. HPB 2015 Jun; 17(6):551-8. [Uses 2008-2011 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Slayton RB, Scott RD, Baggs J, et al. The cost-benefit of federal investment in preventing Clostridium difficile infections through the use of a multifaceted infection control and antimicrobial stewardship program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015 Jun; 36(6):681-7. [Uses 2008-2012 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ’s Clinical Classifications Software.] Select to access the abstract.

Khera R, Cram P, Lu X, et al. Trends in the use of percutaneous ventricular assist devices: analysis of national inpatient sample data, 2007 through 2012. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jun; 175(6):941-50. [Uses 2007-2012 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Attenello FJ, Ng A, Wen T, et al. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in outcomes following pediatric cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jun; 15(6):560-6. [Uses 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Gilbert A, Patenaude V, Abenhaim HA. Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy: a comparison of associated conditions, treatments and complications. J Perinat Med 2014 Sep; 42(5):565-70. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Hua HU, Tashiro J, Allen CJ, et al. Hospital survival of aortic dissection in children. J Surg Res 2015 Jun 15; 196(2):399-403. [Uses 1997-2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Shahan CP, Bell T, Paulus E, et al. Zarzaur BL. Emergency general surgery outcomes at safety net hospitals. J Surg Res 2015 Jun 1; 196(1):113-7. [Uses 2008-2010 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ definition of hospital safety net.] Select to access the abstract.

Villwock JA, Villwock MR, Goyal P, et al. Current trends in surgical approach and outcomes following pituitary tumor resection. Laryngoscope2015 Jun; 125(6):1307-12. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Cavazos-Rehg PA, Krauss MJ, Spitznagel EL, et al. Maternal age and risk of labor and delivery complications. Matern Child Health J 2015 Jun; 19(6):1202-11. [Uses 2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Orosco RK, Lin HW, Bhattacharyya N. Ambulatory thyroidectomy: a multistate study of revisits and complications. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Jun; 152(6):1017-23. [Uses 2010-2011 HCUP State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Egbe AC. Birth defects in the newborn population: race and ethnicity. Pediatr Neonatol 2015 Jun; 56(3):183-8. [Uses 2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Choi H, Krantz A, Smith J, et al. Medical diagnoses associated with substance dependence among inpatients at a large urban hospital. PLoS One 2015 Jun 24; 10(6):e0131324. [Uses AHRQ’s Clinical Classifications Software.] Select to access the abstract.

Frank DB, Crystal MA, Morales DL, Gerald K, Hanna BD, Mallory GB, Jr., Rossano JW. Trends in pediatric pulmonary hypertension-related hospitalizations in the United States from 2000-2009. Pulm Circ 2015 Jun; 5(2):339-48. [Uses 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP KID data.] Select to access the abstract.

Lavecchia M, Abenhaim HA. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pregnant women in the emergency department. Resuscitation 2015 Jun; 91:104-7. [Uses 2006-2010 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Kim Y, Amini N, He J, et al. National trends in the use of surgery for benign hepatic tumors in the United States. Surgery 2015 Jun; 157(6):1055-64. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Pariser JJ, Pearce SM, Patel SG, et al. Rhabdomyolysis after major urologic surgery: epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes. Urology 2015 Jun; 85(6):1328-32. [Uses 2003-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Kuy S, Dua A, Chappidi R, et al. The increasing incidence of thromboembolic events among hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Vascular2015 Jun; 23(3):260-4. [Uses 2000-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Missios S, Kalakoti P, Nanda A, et al. Craniotomy for glioma resection: a predictive model. World Neurosurg 2015 Jun; 83(6):957-64. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.