Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, September 25, 2015

Creanga AA, Bateman BT, Butwick AJ, et al. Morbidity associated with cesarean delivery in the United States: is placenta accreta an increasingly important contributor? Am J Obstet Gynecol  2015 Sep;213(3):384.e1-84.e11. [Uses 2000-2011 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

Amini N, Kim Y, Hyder O, et al. A nationwide analysis of the use and outcomes of perioperative epidural analgesia in patients undergoing hepatic and pancreatic surgery. Am J Surg  2015 Sep;210(3):483-91. [Uses 2000-2012 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Jarrett H, Zack CJ, Aggarwal V, et al. Impact of institutional volume on outcomes of catheter directed thrombolysis in the treatment of acute proximal deep vein thrombosis: a 6-year US experience (2005-2010). Circulation  2015 Sep 22;132(12):1127-35. [Uses 2005-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Kukreja S, Ambekar S, Ahmed OI, et al. Impact of elective versus emergent admission on perioperative complications and resource utilization in lumbar fusion. Clin Neurol Neurosurg  2015 Sep;136:52-60. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Lee SH, Grant R, Kennedy C, et al. Positioning and spinal bracing for pain relief in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev  2015 Sep 24; 9:Cd007609. [Uses AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.

Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Eskander MF, et al. Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: current utilization in the United States. HPB  2015 Sep;17(9):804-10. [Uses 2007-2011 HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) data for Florida.] Select to access the abstract.

Eskander MF, Bliss LA, Yousafzai OK, et al. A nationwide assessment of outcomes after bile duct reconstruction. HPB  2015 Sep;17(9):753-62. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Simmering JE, Polgreen LA, Campbell DR, et al. Hospital transfer network structure as a risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol  2015 Sep:1-7. [Uses 2005-2011 HCUP SID data for California.] Select to access the abstract.

Yu TC, Zhou H. Evaluation of techniques for handling missing cost-to-charge ratios in the USA Nationwide Inpatient Sample: a simulation study. J Comp Eff Res  2015 Sep;4(5):473-83. [Uses 2011 HCUP NIS data and Cost-to-Charge Ratio files.] Select to access the abstract.

Ultee KH, Hurks R, Buck DB, et al. The impact of endovascular repair on specialties performing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg  2015 Sep;62(3):562-68.e3. [Uses 2001-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Kindel TL, Lomelin D, McBride C, et al. Plateaued national utilization of adolescent bariatric surgery despite increasing prevalence of obesity-associated co-morbidities. Surg Obes Relat Dis  2015 Sep 21; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2004-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Smith MC, Boylan MR, Tam SF, et al. End-stage renal disease increases the risk of mortality after appendectomy. Surgery  2015 Sep;158(3):722-7. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, et al. Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States. World J Gastrointest Endosc  2015 Sep 25;7(13):1096-102. [Uses 2003-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.