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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 DisplayedBurns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD
AHRQ Author: Encinosa WE
Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths.
The researchers retrospectively characterized electrocardiogram (ECG) use among preparticipation history and examinations (PPEs). They found that thirteen percent of PPEs with ECG and 0.5 percent of PPEs alone led to a cardiology referral. After PPEs with ECG, cardiac disease was identified in 18 percent (2 percent sports-limiting); after PPEs alone, cardiac disease was identified in 0.5 percent (0.03 percent sports-limiting).
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Burns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD .
Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths.
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):804-09.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.011..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Simeone RM, Oster ME, Cassell CH
AHRQ Author: Gray DT
Pediatric inpatient hospital resource use for congenital heart defects.
The authors sought to estimate healthcare costs for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart defects (CHDs). Using the 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), they found that hospitalizations for children with CHDs have disproportionately high hospital costs compared with other pediatric hospitalizations, and the 17% of hospitalizations with critical CHD diagnoses accounted for 27% of CHD hospital costs.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Simeone RM, Oster ME, Cassell CH .
Pediatric inpatient hospital resource use for congenital heart defects.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2014 Dec;100(12):934-43. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23262.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization
Johnson MA, Grahan BJ, Haukoos JS
Demographics, bystander CPR, and AED use in out-of-hospital pediatric arrests.
The researchers sought to determine if the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines for routine use of automated external defibrillators during pediatric out-of-hospital arrest are used during resuscitations. They found that young children suffering from presumed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are less likely to have a shockable rhythm when compared to adults, and are less likely to have an AED used during resuscitation.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526.
Citation: Johnson MA, Grahan BJ, Haukoos JS .
Demographics, bystander CPR, and AED use in out-of-hospital pediatric arrests.
Resuscitation 2014 Jul;85(7):920-6. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.044.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Children/Adolescents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Guidelines, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research