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401 to 403 of 403 Research Studies DisplayedWagner J, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ
Outcomes among patients discharged from busy intensive care units.
This study of 155 U.S. intensive care units (ICUs) found that when their capacities are strained, triage decisions seem to be affected such that patients are discharged from the ICU more quickly, and have slightly greater odds of being readmitted to the ICU. However, short-term patient outcomes are unaffected.
AHRQ-funded; HS018406
Citation: Wagner J, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ .
Outcomes among patients discharged from busy intensive care units.
Ann Intern Med. 2013 Oct 1;159(7):447-55. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-00004..
Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Patient Safety, Outcomes, Hospital Discharge, Mortality
Steiner CA, Friedman B
AHRQ Author: Steiner CA, Friedman B
Hospital utilization, costs, and mortality for adults with multiple chronic conditions, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009.
The investigators provided a national estimate across all payers of the distribution and cost of selected chronic conditions for hospitalized adults in 2009, stratified by demographic characteristics. They found that there were approximately 28 million adult discharges from US hospitals other than those related to pregnancy and maternity; 39% had 2 to 3 multiple chronic conditions (MCC), and 33% had 4 or more. They concluded that their descriptive analysis of multipayer inpatient data provides a robust national view of the substantial use and costs among adults hospitalized with MCC.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Steiner CA, Friedman B .
Hospital utilization, costs, and mortality for adults with multiple chronic conditions, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009.
Prev Chronic Dis 2013 Apr 25;10:E62. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.120292.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Mortality
Mark TL, Lawrence W, Coffey RM
AHRQ Author: Lawrence W, Steiner C
The value of linking hospital discharge and mortality data for comparative effectiveness research.
The purpose of this paper was to demonstrate the value of linking state community hospital discharge data to vital statistics death files for research by conducting a comparative effectiveness analysis. The analysis revealed that in the matched cohort, in-hospital and 30-day postdischarge mortality rates were significantly lower following endovascular aneurysm repair than open aneurysm repair, but differences in the 1- and 5-year rates were not statistically significant.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mark TL, Lawrence W, Coffey RM .
The value of linking hospital discharge and mortality data for comparative effectiveness research.
J Comp Eff Res 2013 Mar;2(2):175-84. doi: 10.2217/cer.13.4.
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Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Data, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Mortality, Surgery