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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 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSloan CD, Gebretsadik T, Rosas-Salazar C
Seasonal timing of infant bronchiolitis, apnea and sudden unexplained infant death.
The researchers analyzed ecological associations between timing of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) cases, bronchiolitis, and apnea healthcare visits. They found a temporal relationship between infant bronchiolitis and apnea, but no peak in SUID cases during peaks of bronchiolitis. They concluded that consistent trends between bronchiolitis, apnea, and SUID were not established due to small numbers of SUID cases.
AHRQ-funded; HS018454.
Citation: Sloan CD, Gebretsadik T, Rosas-Salazar C .
Seasonal timing of infant bronchiolitis, apnea and sudden unexplained infant death.
PLoS One 2016 Jul 12;11(7):e0158521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158521.
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Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Respiratory Conditions, Mortality
Walkey AJ, Weinberg J, Wiener RS
Association of do-not-resuscitate orders and hospital mortality rate among patients with pneumonia.
The researchers evaluated the effect of analytic approaches accounting for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status on risk-adjusted hospital mortality rates and performance rankings. They found that after accounting for patient DNR status and between-hospital variation in the association between DNR status and mortality, hospitals with higher DNR rates had lower mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Walkey AJ, Weinberg J, Wiener RS .
Association of do-not-resuscitate orders and hospital mortality rate among patients with pneumonia.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):97-104. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6324.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Mortality, Quality of Care, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Pneumonia, Provider Performance, Respiratory Conditions