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Research Spotlights
Highlighting exceptional peer-reviewed journal publications featuring data, software products, and tools from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
 
Research Spotlights

Nearly 5,000 peer-reviewed journal publications feature data, software products, and tools from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). This research can impact healthcare policy, practice, and future research. Here are a few recent examples:
Rising Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infections in Hospitalized Children in the United States.
Adams DJ, Eberly MD, Goudie A, Nylund CM.
Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jul;6(7):404-11
    This study utilizes the 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012 Kids Inpatient Database (KID) to view trends of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) hospitalizations among children and the impact on length of stay and cost of care. VRE are a type of bacteria called enterococci that have developed resistance to many antibiotics Exit Disclaimer, especially vancomycin.

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Hospital Utilization and Costs Among Preterm Infants by Payer: Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009
Barradas DT, Wasserman MP, Daniel-Robinson L, Bruce MA, DiSantis KI, Navarro FH, Jones WA, Manzi NM, Smith MW, Goodness BM.
Matern Child Health J. 2016 Apr;20(4):808-18
    This study utilizes the 2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) to define hospital utilizations and costs associated with preterm or low birth weight births (preterm/LBW) by payer prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as determine areas where quality of care improvements can take place.

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Nationwide increase in hospitalizations for heroin-related soft tissue infections: Associations with structural market conditions.
Ciccarone D, Unick GJ, Cohen JK, Mars SG, Rosenblum D.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jun 1;163:126-33
    This study utilizes the 1993-2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) with data from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to examine rates of hospital admissions for opiate-related skin and soft tissue infections (O-SSTI) and association to heroin source, form, and price.

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Unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency departments among persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 2006-2011
DeGrauw X, Annest JL, Stevens JA, Xu L, Coronado V.
J Safety Res. 2016 Feb;56:105-9
    This special report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) utilizes the 2006-2011 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) to investigate the increasing rates of ED-treated unintentional injuries among the population of older adults aged > 65 older.

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Disparities in Surgical Care Among Women With Endometrial Cancer.
Mannschreck D, Matsuno RK, Moriarty JP, Borah BJ, Dowdy SC, Tanner EJ 3rd, Makary MA, Stone RL, Levinson KL, Temkin SM, Fader AN.
Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;128(3):526-34.
    This study utilizes the 2012-2013 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to compare patients receiving minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of endometrial cancer and associated inpatient complications and costs against those patients receiving open surgery as well as the impact of patient race, hospital geography, and cancer volumes on disparities.

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Effects of a Commercial Insurance Policy Restriction on Lumbar Fusion in North Carolina and the Implications for National Adoption.
Martin BI, Deyo RA, Lurie JD, Carey TS, Tosteson AN, Mirza SK.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jun;41(11):647-55
    This study utilizes the 2005-2012 State Inpatient Database (SID) for North Carolina in conjunction with the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) to determine the impact of a commercial insurance policy change in 2011 on restriction of lumbar fusion for certain indications.

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Trends in colorectal cancer admissions and stage at presentation: impact of screening.
Moghadamyeghaneh Z, Alizadeh RF, Phelan M, Carmichael JC, Mills S, Pigazzi A, Zell JA, Stamos MJ.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Aug;30(8):3604-10.
    This study utilizes the 2002-2012 Nationwide/National Inpatient Sample (NIS) along with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database to investigate colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and contemporary stage at diagnosis among age groups.

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"Halo effect" in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy?
Nagarajan N, Selvarajah S, Gani F, Alshaikh HN, Giuliano K, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Haider AH.
J Surg Res. 2016 Jun 1;203(1):231-7
    This study utilizes the 2006-2011 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) to determine if outcomes of emergency colectomy for diverticulitis differ between trauma centers (TCs) and non-trauma centers (NTCs).

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In-Hospital Outcomes and Costs Among Patients Hospitalized During a Return Visit to the Emergency Department.
Sabbatini, A, Kocher, K, Basu, A, Hsia, RY.
JAMA. 2016;315(7):663-671.
    This study utilizes the 2013 State Inpatient Database (SID) and State Emergency Department Database (SEDD) from Florida and New York to track outcomes of short-term ED readmissions.

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Delayed-onset cytomegalovirus disease coded during hospital readmission in a multicenter, retrospective cohort of liver transplant recipients.
Santos CA, Brennan DC, Chapman WC, Fraser VJ, Olsen MA.
Liver Transpl. 2015 May;21(5):581-90. doi: 10.1002/lt.24089. Epub 2015 Apr 15
    This study utilizes the 2004-2010 State Inpatient Database (SID) from 4 states for analysis of delayed-onset cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease amongst liver transplant recipients.

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Internet Citation: Research Spotlights. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). December 2016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/spotlights.jsp.
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