Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, July 10, 2016

Bardenheier BH, Imperatore G, Gilboa SM, et al. Trends in gestational diabetes among hospital deliveries in 19 U.S. States, 2000-2010. Am J Prev Med 2015 Jul;49(1):12-9. [Uses Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and State Inpatient Databases (SID) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, et al. Multivessel percutaneous coronary interventions in the United States: insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Angiology 2016 Apr;67(4):326-35. 2015 Jul 5; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2006-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Rasouli MR, Viola J, Maltenfort MG, et al. Hardware removal due to infection after open reduction and internal fixation: trends and predictors. Arch Bone Jt Surg 2015 Jul;3(3):184-92. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Sacks GD, Shannon EM, Dawes AJ, et al. Teamwork, communication and safety climate: a systematic review of interventions to improve surgical culture. BMJ Qual Saf 2015 Jul;24(7):458-67. [Uses adapted quality assessment tools from AHRQ publication, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2010; cites AHRQ-funded article by Pronovost et al. (N Engl J Med, 2006) and AHRQ-authored article by Clancy  (AORN J, 2007) on AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS®; reviews studies that use/evaluate AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS and CUSP programs.] Select to access the abstract.

Minnillo BJ, Maurice MJ, Schiltz N, et al. Few modifiable factors predict readmission following radical cystectomy. Can Urol Assoc J 2015 Jul-Aug;9(7-8):E439-46. [Uses 2005-2009 SID data for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Krishnamoorthy P, Garg J, Sharma A, et al. Gender differences and predictors of mortality in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: analysis from the National Inpatient Sample 2009-2010 Database. Cardiology 2015 Jul 7;132(2):131-6. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Laurence B, Mould-Millman NK, Scannapieco FA, et al. Hospital admissions for pneumonia more likely with concomitant dental infections. Clin Oral Investig 2015 Jul;19(6):1261-8. [Uses 2008 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Menendez ME, Ring D, Bateman BT. Preoperative opioid misuse is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after elective orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2015 Jul;473(7):2402-12. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Ozieh MN, Dismuke CE, Lynch CP, et al. Medical care expenditures associated with chronic kidney disease in adults with diabetes: United States 2011. Diabet Res Clin Pract 2015 Jul;109(1):185-90. [Uses 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Xu X, Gariepy A, Lundsberg LS, et al. Wide variation found in hospital facility costs for maternity stays involving low-risk childbirth. Health Aff 2015 Jul;34(7):1212-9. [Uses 2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Luo R, Greenberg A, Stone CD. Outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized leukemia patients: a nationwide analysis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015 Jul;36(7):794-801. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Lin HC, Lee HY. Utilization of and adherence to oral contraceptive pills and associated disparities in the United States: a baseline assessment for the impact of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Int J Health Serv 2015 Jul 6;45(4):729-42. [Uses 2010-2012 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Adil MM, Qureshi AI, Beslow LA, et al. Factors associated with increased in-hospital mortality among children with intracerebral hemorrhage. J Child Neurol 2015 Jul;30(8):1024-8. [Uses 2003, 2006, and 2009 HCUP Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) data for ICD-9-CM code 431.] Select to access the abstract.

Pan X, Sambamoorthi U. Health care expenditures associated with depression in adults with cancer. J Community Support Oncol 2015 Jul;13(7):240-7. [Uses 2006-2009 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Churnin I, Shakal A, Seifi A. Gender association with postoperative hemorrhage patient safety indicator in the United States from 2000 to 2012. J Crit Care 2015 Jul 4; epub ahead of print. [Uses AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) for postoperative hemorrhage and hematoma and 2000-2012 HCUP data.] Select to access the abstract.

Bekelis K, Missios S, Labropoulos N. Cerebral aneurysm coiling: a predictive model of hospitalization cost. J Neurointerv Surg 2015 Jul;7(7):543-8. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Schwartz DA, Shah AA, Zogg CK, et al. Operative delay to laparoscopic cholecystectomy: racking up the cost of health care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015 Jul;79(1):15-21. [Uses 2003-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Chaudhry SA, Afzal MR, Rodriguez GJ, et al. Human immunodeficiency viral infection and status epilepticus in United States (2002-2009). J Vasc Interv Neurol 2015 Jul;8(3):56-61. [Uses 2002-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Spinazzi EF, Pines MJ, Fang CH, et al. Impact and cost of care of venous thromboembolism following pituitary surgery. Laryngoscope 2015 Jul;125(7):1563-7. [Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

DeSimone DC, Tleyjeh IM, Correa de Sa DD, et al. Incidence of infective endocarditis due to viridans group streptococci before and after the 2007 American Heart Association's prevention guidelines: an extended evaluation of the Olmsted County, Minnesota, Population and Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Mayo Clin Proc 2015 Jul;90(7):874-81. [Uses 2000-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Merchant SJ, Goldstein L, Kruper LL. Patterns and trends in immediate postmastectomy reconstruction in California: complications and unscheduled readmissions. Plast Reconstruct Surg 2015 Jul;136(1):10e-9. [Uses 2005-2008 HCUP SID data for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Kent TS, et al. Appendicitis in the modern era: universal problem and variable treatment. Surg Endosc 2015 Jul;29(7):1897-902. [Uses 2003-2011 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ’s Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Haider AH, Gupta S, Zogg CK, et al. Beyond incidence: costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay. Surgery 2015 Jul;158(1):96-103. [Uses 2008 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Biron VL, Bang H. Farwell DG. National trends and factors associated with hospital costs following thyroid surgery. Thyroid 2015 Jul;25(7):823-9. [Uses 2003, 2007, and 2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Joice GA, Kates M, Sofko NA, et al. Sickle cell disease in priapism: disparity in care? Urology 2015 Jul;86(1):72-9. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Durinka JB, Hecht TE, Layne AJ, et al. Aggressive venous thromboembolism prophylaxis reduces VTE events in vascular surgery patients. Vascular 2015 Jun 29; epub ahead of print. [Uses AHRQ’s comorbidity categories.] Select to access the abstract.

Shaterian A, Masoomi H, Martin B, et al. National trends in the use of inpatient hospitalization for combined abdominoplasty and breast surgery. World J Plast Surg  2015 Jul;4(2):120-6. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Aziz H, Pandit V, Joseph  B, et al. Age and obesity are independent predictors of bile duct injuries in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. World J Surg 2015 Jul;39(7):1804-8. [Uses 2010-2012 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Bekelis K, Kalakoti P, Nanda A, et al. A predictive model of unfavorable outcomes after benign intracranial tumor resection. World Neurosurg 2015 Jul;84(1):82-9. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Wen T, Pease M, Attenello FJ, et al. Evaluation of effect of weekend admission on the prevalence of hospital-acquired conditions in patients receiving cervical fusions. World Neurosurg 2015 Jul;84(1):58-68. [Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.