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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSchwarzkopf R, Behery OA, Yu H
Patterns and costs of 90-day readmission for surgical and medical complications following total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Unplanned readmissions following elective total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty as a result of surgical complications likely have different quality improvement targets and cost implications than those for nonsurgical readmissions. In this study, the investigators compared payments, timing, and location of unplanned readmissions with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-defined surgical complications to readmissions without such complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS022882.
Citation: Schwarzkopf R, Behery OA, Yu H .
Patterns and costs of 90-day readmission for surgical and medical complications following total hip and knee arthroplasty.
J Arthroplasty 2019 Oct;34(10):2304-07. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.05.046..
Keywords: Orthopedics, Surgery, Hospital Readmissions, Adverse Events, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Medicare, Hospitals
Soffin EM, Gibbons MM, Wick EC
Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for I
This evidence review was conducted as part of AHRQ’s Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery. An evidence review of interventions was conducted to create an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for anesthesiology for hip fracture repair surgery. The researchers identified anesthesiology components of care and evaluated them across the perioperative continuum. They created ERAS protocols for the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.
AHRQ-funded; 233201500020I.
Citation: Soffin EM, Gibbons MM, Wick EC .
Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for I
Anesth Analg 2019 Jun;128(6):1107-17. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003925..
Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Surgery, Orthopedics, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Care Management
Calderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty.
The authors assessed the effect of a multistate quality improvement campaign to promote the adoption of evidence-based surgical site infection (SSI) prevention practices. Rates of SSI among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty during pre-intervention and post-intervention in five states included in a multistate trial of the Project JOINTS campaign and five matched comparison states were analyzed. The authors found a larger reduction of SSI rates following hip and knee arthroplasty in intervention states than in the matched control states.
AHRQ-funded; HS021424.
Citation: Calderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV .
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty.
BMJ Qual Saf 2019 May;28(5):374-81. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007982..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Orthopedics, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Prevention, Patient Safety