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 Date
Topics
- Adverse Events (2)
- Ambulatory Care and Surgery (1)
- Cardiovascular Conditions (1)
- Children/Adolescents (1)
- Education: Continuing Medical Education (1)
- Elderly (1)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (4)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (1)
- Heart Disease and Health (1)
- Hospitals (1)
- (-) Injuries and Wounds (7)
- Kidney Disease and Health (1)
- Long-Term Care (1)
- Mortality (1)
- Nursing Homes (1)
- Obesity (1)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (1)
- Patient Safety (3)
- Provider (1)
- Risk (3)
- Sex Factors (1)
- Social Determinants of Health (1)
- (-) Surgery (7)
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 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedYang AD, Quinn CM, Hewitt DB
National evaluation of needlestick events and reporting among surgical residents.
Needlestick injuries pose significant health hazards; however, the nationwide frequency of needlesticks and reporting practices among surgical residents are unknown. The objectives of this study were to examine the rate and circumstances of self-reported needlestick events in US surgery residents, assess factors associated with needlestick injuries, evaluate reporting practices, and identify reporting barriers.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Yang AD, Quinn CM, Hewitt DB .
National evaluation of needlestick events and reporting among surgical residents.
J Am Coll Surg 2019 Dec;229(6):609-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.09.001..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Surgery, Injuries and Wounds, Provider
Caroff DA, Chan C, Kleinman K
Association of open approach vs laparoscopic approach with risk of surgical site infection after colon surgery.
The authors assessed whether laparoscopic colon surgery is associated with a lower surgical site infection rate than open-approach laparoscopy. They found that policy changes that promote surgical education and resources for laparoscopy, especially at low-adoption hospitals, may be associated with reduced colon surgical site infection rates. They recommend support of the development of innovative educational policies to help achieve improvement in patient outcomes and decreased health care use in colon surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS021424.
Citation: Caroff DA, Chan C, Kleinman K .
Association of open approach vs laparoscopic approach with risk of surgical site infection after colon surgery.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1913570. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13570..
Keywords: Surgery, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Injuries and Wounds, Patient Safety, Risk
Qi AC, Peacock K, Luke AA
Associations between social risk factors and surgical site infections after colectomy and abdominal hysterectomy.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether social risk factors, including race/ethnicity, insurance status, and neighborhood income, were associated with higher rates of surgical site infections (SSI) after colectomy or abdominal hysterectomy, 2 surgical procedures for which SSI rates are publicly reported and included in pay-for-performance programs by Medicare and other groups. The investigators report that inconsistent associations between social risk factors and SSIs were found.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Qi AC, Peacock K, Luke AA .
Associations between social risk factors and surgical site infections after colectomy and abdominal hysterectomy.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1912339. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12339..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Risk, Surgery, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Injuries and Wounds, Adverse Events, Social Determinants of Health
Brescia AA, Wu X, Paone G
Effect of sex on nadir hematocrit and rates of acute kidney injury in coronary artery bypass.
Researchers explored whether there a sex-related difference on nadir hematocrit and rates of acute kidney injury in coronary artery bypass. A prospective, observational study was conducted of 17,363 patients not on dialysis undergoing the procedure between 2011 and 2016 across 41 institutions from the Perfusion Measure and Outcomes registry. There was no sex-related differences found for nadir hematocrit or rates of acute kidney injury.
AHRQ-funded; HS026003; HS022535.
Citation: Brescia AA, Wu X, Paone G .
Effect of sex on nadir hematocrit and rates of acute kidney injury in coronary artery bypass.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Oct;158(4):1073-80.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.03.042..
Keywords: Injuries and Wounds, Sex Factors, Kidney Disease and Health, Adverse Events, Surgery, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions
Zhang T, Lary CW, Zullo AR
Post-hip fracture mortality in nursing home residents by obesity status.
This research letter discusses a study that examined whether obesity status affected mortality in post-hip fracture patients who were nursing home residents. A national cohort of nursing home (NH) residents was examined from national Medicare fee-for-service claims linked to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) from January 2008 through the end of 2009. A total of 33, 622 long-stay residents were identified who had been hospitalized for a hip fracture. They excluded 6918 patients due to a number of factors. They classified residents based on their BMI: normal BMI, overweight, mild obesity, or moderate/severe obesity. They found that being moderate/severely obese did not increase mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS022998.
Citation: Zhang T, Lary CW, Zullo AR .
Post-hip fracture mortality in nursing home residents by obesity status.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2019 Sep;67(9):1983-85. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16028..
Keywords: Injuries and Wounds, Surgery, Nursing Homes, Obesity, Mortality, Elderly, Long-Term Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Rhee C, Wang Jentzsch, MS
Comparison of hospital surgical site infection rates and rankings using claims versus National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data.
This article examines national policies that target healthcare-associated infections by use of medical claims and National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data. The authors looked at rates and rankings for surgical site infection following colon surgery in 155 hospitals, and found low concordance between these two data sources; they conclude that this underscores the limitations of evaluating hospital quality by using claims data.
AHRQ-funded; HS025008; HS000063; HS018414.
Citation: Rhee C, Wang Jentzsch, MS .
Comparison of hospital surgical site infection rates and rankings using claims versus National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance data.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Feb;40(2):208-10. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.310..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitals, Patient Safety, Surgery, Injuries and Wounds
Gerber JS, Ross RK, Szymczak JE
Infections after pediatric ambulatory surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Investigators studied the prevalence of surgical-site infections (SSIs) in a single pediatric healthcare network between ambulatory surgery facilities and a hospital-based facility. No statistical difference in the number of SSIs was found.
AHRQ-funded; HS020921.
Citation: Gerber JS, Ross RK, Szymczak JE .
Infections after pediatric ambulatory surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Feb;40(2):150-57. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.211..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Risk, Surgery, Injuries and Wounds