2018
Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care
Lundsberg LS, Lee HC, Dueñas GV, Gregory KD, Nardini H, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 214-223. PMID: 29324608, PMCID: PMC7020098, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal fetal heart rateEvidence-supported practicesFetal heart rateObstetric careHeart rateFrequent simulationLabor arrestCesarean deliveryPostpartum hemorrhageSignificant morbidityObstetric hospitalPerinatal careShoulder dystociaAppropriate statistical testsHospital practiceHospitalBivariate analysisTeaching statusMost hospitalsCareEclampsiaPrivate nonprofit hospitalsInterprofessional simulationStatewide surveyBroad spectrum
2016
Hospital Variation in the Practice of Bilateral Salpingectomy With Ovarian Conservation in 2012
Xu X, Desai VB. Hospital Variation in the Practice of Bilateral Salpingectomy With Ovarian Conservation in 2012. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 127: 297-305. PMID: 26942357, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk womenBilateral salpingectomyLow-risk patientsOvarian conservationBenign hysterectomyHospital variationOvarian cancerAdult womenNational Inpatient SampleCross-sectional studyMultivariable regression analysisOvarian surgeryHighest tertileWhite patientsInpatient SampleSalpingectomyHysterectomyHospital's likelihoodLower riskHospital practiceHospitalPatientsWomenHospitalizationTertile
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