National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedCzosek RJ, Anderson JB, Baskar S
Predictors and outcomes of heart block during surgical stage I palliation of patients with a single ventricle: a report from the NPC-QIC.
This study investigated patient and surgical risks of heart block and its effect on 12-month transplant-free survival in children with a single ventricle. In total, 1423 patients were identified from the National Pediatric Cardiology Improvement Collaborative with and without heart block. One-year outcomes were analyzed. A very small percentage (2%) developed heart block during their surgical admission. Associated risk factors for block included heterotaxy syndrome and atrial flutter/fibrillation. Patients with complete heart block had lower 12-month survival, which wasn’t true for patients with second degree block. At 12 months of age, 43% of patients with heart block died and were more likely to experience mortality than patients without heart block.
AHRQ-funded; HS021114.
Citation: Czosek RJ, Anderson JB, Baskar S .
Predictors and outcomes of heart block during surgical stage I palliation of patients with a single ventricle: a report from the NPC-QIC.
Heart Rhythm 2021 Nov;18(11):1876-83. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.05.019..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Surgery, Palliative Care, Risk, Outcomes
Satchidanand N, Servoss TJ, Singh R
Development of a risk tool to support discussions of care for older adults admitted to the ICU with pneumonia.
The purpose of this study was to develop a 30-day mortality prediction tool for older patients in intensive care unit (ICU) with pneumonia that will initiate palliative care earlier in hospital course. The authors suggest that their risk tool can help care teams make more informed decisions among care options by identifying a patient group for whom a careful review of goals of care is indicated both during and after hospitalization.
AHRQ-funded; HS023656.
Citation: Satchidanand N, Servoss TJ, Singh R .
Development of a risk tool to support discussions of care for older adults admitted to the ICU with pneumonia.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2018 Sep;35(9):1201-06. doi: 10.1177/1049909118764093..
Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Elderly, Health Status, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Palliative Care, Risk
Nabozny MJ, Kruser JM, Steffens NM
Patient-reported limitations to surgical buy-in: a qualitative study of patients facing high-risk surgery.
The researchers characterized how patients buy-in to treatments beyond the operating room and what limits they would place on additional life-supporting treatments. Their recordings of patients' pre- and post-operative conversations with surgeons showed that patients expressed trust in their surgeon to make decisions about additional treatments if a serious complication occurred. However, patients expressed a preference for significant treatment limitations that were not discussed with their surgeon preoperatively.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Nabozny MJ, Kruser JM, Steffens NM .
Patient-reported limitations to surgical buy-in: a qualitative study of patients facing high-risk surgery.
Ann Surg 2017 Jan;265(1):97-102. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001645.
.
.
Keywords: Surgery, Palliative Care, Risk, Clinician-Patient Communication, Patient Safety