2015
Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth
Xu X, Gariepy A, Lundsberg LS, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Krumholz HM, Illuzzi JL. Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1212-1219. PMID: 26153317, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryHospital costsMaternity staysSerious maternal morbidityNationwide Inpatient SampleCoordination of careValue of careMaternal morbidityHospital admissionInpatient SampleDelivery system reformRural hospitalsUS hospitalsHospital practiceSafe reductionHospitalChildbirthStayLong stayHigh rateCareLower proportionUnited StatesFacility costs
2010
Pelvic Floor Consequences of Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request in Women with a Single Birth: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Xu X, Ivy JS, Patel DA, Patel SN, Smith DG, Ransom SB, Fenner D, DeLancey JO. Pelvic Floor Consequences of Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request in Women with a Single Birth: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 147-160. PMID: 20088671, PMCID: PMC2828240, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCesarean SectionCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDelivery, ObstetricElective Surgical ProceduresFecal IncontinenceFemaleGravidityHumansMonte Carlo MethodPelvic FloorPelvic Organ ProlapsePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTrial of LaborUrinary IncontinenceConceptsPelvic floor disordersTrial of laborObstetric indicationsCost-effectiveness analysisCesarean deliveryPrimigravid womenMaternal requestQuality of lifeSingle childbirthMaternal morbidityNeonatal outcomesPerinatal morbidityEmergency hysterectomyLifelong managementMean costSocietal perspectiveSingle birthsWomenCDMRMorbidityMortalityChildbirthIndicationsDeliveryPotential benefits