Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, January 2, 2015

American Family Physician
Wilbur J. Surveillance of the adult cancer survivor. Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan 1; 91(1):29-36. [Uses AHRQ's Web site resources and National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) as data sources.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Kidney Disease
Banerjee T, Kim SJ, Astor B, Shafi T, Coresh J, Powe NR. Vascular access type, inflammatory markers, and mortality in incident hemodialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2014 Dec; 64(6):954-61. [Uses study cohort data from the CHOICES Study, previously funded by AHRQ under grant R01 HS08365.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Patel EM, Swamy GK, Heine RP, Kuller JA, James AH, Grotegut CA. Medical and obstetric complications among pregnant women with cystic fibrosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Jan; 212(1):98.e1-9. [Uses 2008-2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Holden CD, Chen J, Dagher RK. Preventive care utilization among the uninsured by race/ethnicity and income. Am J Prev Med 2015 Jan; 48(1):13-21. [Uses 2004-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data and dependent variables based on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on eight preventive services, citing Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2014.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Surgical Oncology
Hauch A, Al-Qurayshi Z, Kandil E. Factors associated with higher risk of complications after adrenal surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Jan; 22(1):103-10. [Uses 2003-2009 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Canadian Journal of Urology
Faiena I, Dombrovskiy V, Koprowski C, Singer EA, Jang TL, Weiss RE. Performance of partial cystectomy in the United States from 2001 to 2010: trends and comparative outcomes. Can J Urol 2014 Dec; 21(6):7520-7. [Uses 2001-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Movahed MR, Khan MF, Hashemzadeh M, Hashemzadeh M. Age adjusted nationwide trends in the incidence of all cause and ST elevation myocardial infarction associated cardiogenic shock based on gender and race in the United States. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2015 Jan-Feb; 16(1):2-5. [Uses 1996-2006 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Villwock MR, Singla A, Padalino DJ, Ramaswamy R, Deshaies EM. Optimum timing of revascularization for emergent admissions of carotid artery stenosis with infarction. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 Dec; 127:128-33. [Uses 2002-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Pediatrics
Hendrix KS, Carroll AE, Downs SM. Screen exposure and body mass index status in 2- to 11-year-old children. Clin Pediatr 2014 Jun; 53(6):593-600. [Uses data from the Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation (CHICA) system, which is supported by grants R01 HS17939, R01 HS18453, and R01 HS20640.] Select to access the abstract.

Endocrine Practice
Glazer ES, Stanko K, Ong ES, Guerrero MA. Decreased inpatient mortality in obese patients with abdominal nets. Endocr Pract 2014 Dec; 20(12):1309-14. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Health
Azmal M, Omranikho H, Goharinezhad S, Kalhor R, Dehcheshmeh NF, Farzianpour F. A comparative assessment of patient safety culture between Iranian selected hospitals and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report. Health 2014 Dec; 6:3037-3044. [Uses AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPC), citing AHRQ-funded article by Nieva and Sorra (Qual Saf Health Care, 2003) on using safety culture assessment to improve patient safety in healthcare organizations and AHRQ publication, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report, 2011.]

Journal of Hospital Medicine
Ballesca MA, LaGuardia JC, Lee PC, Hwang AM, Park DK, Gardner MN, Turk BJ, Kipnis P, Escobar GJ. An electronic order set for acute myocardial infarction is associated with improved patient outcomes through better adherence to clinical practice guidelines. J Hosp Med 2014 Mar; 9(3):155-61. [Uses algorithms for data extraction and risk adjustment developed under grant 1 R01 HS18480-01 (Rapid Clinical Snapshots from the EMR among Pneumonia Patients) and uses the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Egbe A, Lee S, Ho D, Uppu S, Srivastava S. Racial/ethnic differences in the birth prevalence of congenital anomalies in the United States. J Perinat Med 2015 Jan; 43(1):111-7. [Uses 2008 HCUP NIS data] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Xiang X, Lee W, Kang SW. Serious psychological distress as a barrier to dental care in community-dwelling adults in the United States. J Public Health Dent 2014 Dec 30; epub ahead of print. [Uses MEPS data from panels 13, 14, and 15.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Villwock MR, Singla A, Padalino DJ, Deshaies EM. Stenting versus endarterectomy and the impact of ultra-early revascularization for emergent admissions of carotid artery stenosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014 Oct; 23(9):2341-9. [Uses 2008-2011 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.

Medical Care
Reames BN, Scally CP, Thumma JR, Dimick JB. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a surgical checklist in Medicare patients. Med Care 2015 Jan; 53(1):87-94. [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998); evaluates effectiveness of the Keystone Surgery Program, a prime component of which was AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP).] Select to access the abstract.

Ma C, McHugh MD, Aiken LH. Organization of hospital nursing and 30-day readmissions in Medicare patients undergoing surgery. Med Care 2015 Jan; 53(1):65-70.  [Uses AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998) and Comorbidity Software, Version 3.7.] Select to access the abstract.

Preventive Medicine
Chevan J, Roberts DE. No short-term savings in health care expenditures for physically active adults. Prev Med 2014 Jun; 63:1-5. [Uses 2007-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.] Select to access the abstract.

World Neurosurgery
Attenello FJ, Wang K, Wen T, Cen SY, Kim-Tenser M, Amar AP, Sanossian N, Giannotta SL, Mack WJ. Health disparities in time to aneurysm clipping/coiling among aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a national study. World Neurosurg 2014 Dec; 82(6):1071-6. [Uses 2002-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.