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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedWarnock DG, Powell TC, Donnelly JP
Categories of hospital-associated acute kidney injury: time course of changes in serum creatinine values.
The objective of this study was to categorize hospital-associated acute kidney injury (HA-AKI) based on the timing of minimum and peak inpatient serum creatinine (sCr) and describe the association with inpatient mortality. It concluded that risk of short-term inpatient mortality is associated with AKI, and this risk is attenuated with recovery of kidney function in the hospital.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Warnock DG, Powell TC, Donnelly JP .
Categories of hospital-associated acute kidney injury: time course of changes in serum creatinine values.
Nephron 2015;131(4):227-36. doi: 10.1159/000441956.
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Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Adverse Events, Hospitalization, Mortality
Donnelly JP, Wang HE, Locke JE
Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection among solid organ transplant recipients.
The researchers examined hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) from 2012 to 2014 among transplant recipients in the University HealthSystem Consortium, which includes academic medical center-affiliated hospitals in the United States. They found that factors associated with CDI among transplant recipients included transplant type, risk of mortality, comorbidities, and inpatient complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Donnelly JP, Wang HE, Locke JE .
Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection among solid organ transplant recipients.
Am J Transplant 2015 Nov;15(11):2970-7. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13491.
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Keywords: Clostridium difficile Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Transplantation, Adverse Events, Mortality
Gonzalez AA, Abdelsattar ZM, Dimick JB
Time-to-readmission and mortality after high-risk surgery.
This study used 5 years of data on Medicare beneficiaries undergoing high-risk surgical procedures to investigate whether postdischarge mortality varies by time to readmission. It found that surgical readmissions within 10 days of discharge are disproportionately common and associated with increased mortality independent of index complications.
AHRQ-funded; HS017765; HS000053.
Citation: Gonzalez AA, Abdelsattar ZM, Dimick JB .
Time-to-readmission and mortality after high-risk surgery.
Ann Surg 2015 Jul;262(1):53-9. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000912..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Mortality, Hospital Readmissions, Adverse Events, Surgery
Turrentine FE, Denlinger CE, Simpson VB
Morbidity, mortality, cost, and survival estimates of gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks.
The aims of this study were to examine the incidence of anastomotic leaks, a potentially deadly postoperative occurrence following gastrointestinal surgery, to identify risk factors predictive of leaks, and to explore the impact of anastomotic leaks on hospital cost and patient survival. The study demonstrates that anastomotic leaks remain a major source of increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital resource use for gastrointestinal surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS011913.
Citation: Turrentine FE, Denlinger CE, Simpson VB .
Morbidity, mortality, cost, and survival estimates of gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks.
J Am Coll Surg 2015 Feb;220(2):195-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.11.002..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Surgery, Mortality, Healthcare Costs, Adverse Events