2020
Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance
Kunst N, Long JB, Xu X, Busch SH, Kyanko KA, Richman IB, Gross CP. Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 799-801. PMID: 32202606, PMCID: PMC7147248, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial
Xu X, Yonkers KA, Ruger JP. Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 83. PMID: 28270105, PMCID: PMC5341449, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1260-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief adviceMET-CBTClinical outcomesPregnant womenPsychotropic medicationsHealth care system perspectiveBehavioral interventionsSevere substance use disordersIntervention costsSimilar clinical outcomesOverall medical costsNon-medical costsCost of careCost-minimization analysisSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeWilcoxon rank sum testSubstance use treatmentMotivational enhancement therapyCognitive behavioral therapyRank sum testFetal morbidityPostpartum periodClinical trialsIntake assessment
2016
Inpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection
Desai VB, Guo XM, Fan L, Wright JD, Xu X. Inpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2016, 24: 151-158.e1. PMID: 27614151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyTotal laparoscopic hysterectomyLaparoscopic approachLaparoscopic hysterectomyNational Inpatient SampleHospital characteristicsPatient race/ethnicityFemale adult patientsClinical Modification codesDifferent laparoscopic approachesAssociation of patientHospital teaching statusHospital inpatient careBenign laparoscopic hysterectomyRace/ethnicityNonobstetric indicationsAdult patientsVaginal hysterectomyClinical factorsSupracervical hysterectomyBenign indicationsComorbid conditionsRetrospective studyNinth RevisionNIS database
2015
Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Compared With Delayed Postpartum Etonogestrel Implant Insertion
Gariepy AM, Duffy JY, Xu X. Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Compared With Delayed Postpartum Etonogestrel Implant Insertion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 126: 47-55. PMID: 26241255, PMCID: PMC4526123, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplant insertionUnintended pregnancyContraceptive implantsImmediate postpartum implant insertionHealth care system perspectiveEtonogestrel implant insertionImmediate implant insertionImmediate postpartum provisionIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFirst postpartum yearFuture unintended pregnanciesAlternative contraceptive methodsOne-way sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioForm of contraceptionDecision analytic modelPostpartum visitPostpartum yearYear postpartumPostpartum placementContraceptive failureMedical costsContraceptive methodsPregnancyImmediate insertion
2014
Costs of a Motivational Enhancement Therapy Coupled with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy versus Brief Advice for Pregnant Substance Users
Xu X, Yonkers KA, Ruger JP. Costs of a Motivational Enhancement Therapy Coupled with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy versus Brief Advice for Pregnant Substance Users. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e95264. PMID: 24760017, PMCID: PMC3997437, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Cost-effectiveness of endometrial evaluation prior to morcellation in surgical procedures for prolapse
McPencow AM, Erekson EA, Guess MK, Martin DK, Patel DA, Xu X. Cost-effectiveness of endometrial evaluation prior to morcellation in surgical procedures for prolapse. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 22.e1-22.e9. PMID: 23545164, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEndometrial biopsyTransvaginal ultrasoundCost-effectiveness ratioPostmenopausal womenEndometrial cancerEndometrial evaluationScreening optionsInvasive sacral colpopexyRisk of upstagingPelvic organ prolapseCancer upstagingSupracervical hysterectomySacral colpopexyCancer prevalenceOrgan prolapsePatient costsPreoperative detectionSurgical proceduresUniversal screeningBiopsyMorcellationCancerUltrasoundUpstaging