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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 11 of 11 Research Studies DisplayedEricson JE, Popoola VO, Smith PB
Burden of invasive staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized infants.
This study compared demographics and mortality of inf ants with invasive methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA), to determine the annual proportion of S aureus infections that were MRSA. It found that infant mortality after invasive MRSA and MSSA infections was similar, but MSSA caused more infections and more deaths in infants than MRSA.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Ericson JE, Popoola VO, Smith PB .
Burden of invasive staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized infants.
JAMA Pediatr 2015 Dec;169(12):1105-11. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.2380..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Mortality, Hospitalization, Risk
Olfson M, Gerhard T, Huang C
Premature mortality among adults with schizophrenia in the United States.
The objective of the study was to describe overall and cause-specific mortality rates and standardized mortality ratios for adults with schizophrenia compared with the US general population. In a US national cohort of adults with schizophrenia, excess deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases implicate modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, including especially tobacco use.
AHRQ-funded; HS021112.
Citation: Olfson M, Gerhard T, Huang C .
Premature mortality among adults with schizophrenia in the United States.
JAMA Psychiatry 2015 Dec;72(12):1172-81. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1737..
Keywords: Mortality, Behavioral Health, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Risk
Vogel JA, Seleno N, Hopkins E
Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure Score outperforms traditional methods of risk stratification in trauma.
The objective of this study was to compare prognostic accuracies of the Denver Emergency Department (ED) Trauma Organ Failure (TOF) Score, ED Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and ED base deficit and ED lactate for inhospital mortality in adult trauma patients. It concluded that The Denver ED TOF Score more accurately predicts inhospital mortality in adult trauma patients compared to the other three.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526.
Citation: Vogel JA, Seleno N, Hopkins E .
Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure Score outperforms traditional methods of risk stratification in trauma.
Am J Emerg Med 2015 Oct;33(10):1440-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.006..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Risk, Mortality, Comparative Effectiveness, Emergency Department
Desai JR, Vazquez-Benitez G, Xu Z
Who must we target now to minimize future cardiovascular events and total mortality? Lessons from the Surveillance, Prevention and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) cohort study.
This report examined trends in cardiovascular events and mortality in US health systems to help guide the design of targeted clinical and public health strategies to reduce cardiovascular events and mortality rates. It concluded that in order to sustain improvements health systems that have successfully focused on care improvement in high-risk adults with diabetes or heart disease must broaden their improvement strategies to target lower risk adults who have not yet developed diabetes or hearat disease.
AHRQ-funded; HS019859.
Citation: Desai JR, Vazquez-Benitez G, Xu Z .
Who must we target now to minimize future cardiovascular events and total mortality? Lessons from the Surveillance, Prevention and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) cohort study.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2015 Sep;8(5):508-16. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.001717.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, Mortality, Risk
Kabra R, Cram P, Girotra S
Effect of race on outcomes (stroke and death) in patients >65 years with atrial fibrillation.
The researchers sought to determine whether there are any racial differences in the outcomes of death and stroke in patients with newly diagnosed AF in patients >65 years. They found that the risks of death and stroke are higher in blacks and Hispanics compared with whites. The increased risk was eliminated or significantly reduced after adjusting for preexisting co-morbidities.
AHRQ-funded; HS021992.
Citation: Kabra R, Cram P, Girotra S .
Effect of race on outcomes (stroke and death) in patients >65 years with atrial fibrillation.
Am J Cardiol 2015 Jul 15;116(2):230-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.04.012..
Keywords: Elderly, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Stroke, Mortality, Risk
Qian F, Hannan EL, Pine M
Can adding laboratory values improve risk-adjustment mortality models using clinical percutaneous cardiac intervention registry data?
The authors predicted in-hospital/30-day mortality with and without appended laboratory data using New York's percutaneous coronary intervention registry data from 2008-2010. They found that adding laboratory data did not significantly improve the risk-adjustment mortality models' performance and did not dramatically change the quality assessment of hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS019965.
Citation: Qian F, Hannan EL, Pine M .
Can adding laboratory values improve risk-adjustment mortality models using clinical percutaneous cardiac intervention registry data?
J Invasive Cardiol 2015 Jul;27(7):E117-24.
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Keywords: Heart Disease and Health, Mortality, Registries, Risk
Amarasingham R, Velasco F, Xie B
Electronic medical record-based multicondition models to predict the risk of 30 day readmission or death among adult medicine patients: validation and comparison to existing models.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree to which electronic medical record-based risk models for 30-day readmission or mortality accurately identify high risk patients and to compare these models with published claims-based models. The researchers found that a new electronic multicondition model based on information derived from the electronic medical record predicted mortality and readmission at 30 days, and was superior to previously published claims-based models
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Amarasingham R, Velasco F, Xie B .
Electronic medical record-based multicondition models to predict the risk of 30 day readmission or death among adult medicine patients: validation and comparison to existing models.
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2015 May 20;15:39. doi: 10.1186/s12911-015-0162-6.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Mortality, Hospital Readmissions, Risk
Sherry MK, Mossallam M, Mulligan M
Rates of intentionally caused and road crash deaths of US citizens abroad.
The researchers invetigated rates of death by cause and country among US travellers to aid in the development of risk reduction strategies. Using data from January 2003 to December 2009 from the US Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs and from the US Department of Commerce's Office of Travel and Tourism, they found that the leading cause of non-natural deaths in US travellers abroad was road crashes, which exceeds intentional injury as the leading cause of non-natural deaths in almost every country where US citizens travel.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Sherry MK, Mossallam M, Mulligan M .
Rates of intentionally caused and road crash deaths of US citizens abroad.
Inj Prev 2015 Apr;21(e1):e10-4. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040923.
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Keywords: Injuries and Wounds, Mortality, Risk, Trauma
Alcantara C, Muntner P, Edmondson D
Perfect storm: concurrent stress and depressive symptoms increase risk of myocardial infarction or death.
A recently offered psychosocial perfect storm conceptual model hypothesizes amplified risk will occur in those with concurrent stress and depressive symptoms. The authors tested this hypothesis in a large sample of US adults with coronary heart disease. They found that those with low stress and high depressive symptoms or high stress and low depressive symptoms were not at increased risk, while participants with concurrent high stress and high depressive symptoms had increased risk for myocardial infarction or death relative to those with low stress and low depressive symptoms. They concluded that their results provide initial support for a psychosocial perfect storm conceptual model.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Alcantara C, Muntner P, Edmondson D .
Perfect storm: concurrent stress and depressive symptoms increase risk of myocardial infarction or death.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2015 Mar;8(2):146-54. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001180.
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Keywords: Depression, Heart Disease and Health, Mortality, Risk, Stress
Hannan EL, Qian F, Pine M
The value of adding laboratory data to coronary artery bypass grafting registry data to improve models for risk-adjusting provider mortality rates.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of laboratory data to the clinical database for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) would identify laboratory variables that are significant independent predictors of short-term (in-hospital / 30-day) mortality. The researchers found that there was no significant difference in the discrimination of the registry model or the combined registry/laboratory model.
AHRQ-funded; HS019965.
Citation: Hannan EL, Qian F, Pine M .
The value of adding laboratory data to coronary artery bypass grafting registry data to improve models for risk-adjusting provider mortality rates.
Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Feb;99(2):495-501. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.08.043..
Keywords: Registries, Mortality, Risk, Surgery, Data
Faerber AE, Horvath R, Stillman C
Development and pilot feasibility study of a health information technology tool to calculate mortality risk for patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis: the Carotid Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT).
The researchers describe the development of the CArotid Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT) into a 2-year mortality risk calculator within the electronic medical record. They integrated the tool into the clinical workflow, trained the clinical team to use the tool, and assessed the feasibility and acceptability of the tool in one clinic setting.
AHRQ-funded; HS021581.
Citation: Faerber AE, Horvath R, Stillman C .
Development and pilot feasibility study of a health information technology tool to calculate mortality risk for patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis: the Carotid Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT).
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2015;15:20. doi: 10.1186/s12911-015-0141-y..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Mortality, Risk