2017
Public Health Data in Action: An Analysis of Using Louisiana Vital Statistics for Quality Improvement and Payment Reform
Danilack V, Gee R, Berthelot D, Gurvich R, Muri J. Public Health Data in Action: An Analysis of Using Louisiana Vital Statistics for Quality Improvement and Payment Reform. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2017, 21: 988-994. PMID: 28316039, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2254-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9-CM codesEarly deliveryBirth certificatesHospital recordsPremature ruptureWomen's HospitalNational Perinatal Information CenterEarly term birthGestational hypertensive disordersSpontaneous active laborTerm singleton birthsHospital discharge recordsAdministrative dataAbnormal heart rateHypertensive disordersGestational diabetesFetal distressTerm birthsActive laborSingleton birthsMaternal deliveryHeart rateCommon reasonDischarge dataMedical reasons
2015
Hospital differences in special care nursery use for newborns of gestational diabetic mothers
Danilack V, Muri J, Savitz D, Caldwell D, Wood C. Hospital differences in special care nursery use for newborns of gestational diabetic mothers. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2015, 29: 3045-3050. PMID: 26700740, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1114083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusLength of stayHealthy newbornsHospital characteristicsGDM deliveriesNational Perinatal Information CenterGestational diabetic mothersHospital-level variationAcademic teaching hospitalEligible newbornsDiabetic mothersSingleton newbornsDiabetes mellitusModerate complicationsLow birthweightHospital differencesTeaching hospitalUnadjusted associationsLower riskCare resourcesNewbornsHospitalMedicaid birthsSignificant associationStayThe effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 1521-1529. PMID: 26411752, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationCaesarean deliveryLabor inductionRisk ratioPropensity scoreElevated riskNational Perinatal Information CenterPrimary caesarean deliveryRisk of caesareanAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataMedical record informationCross-sectional analysisExpectant managementPreterm deliveryLiveborn deliveryPropensity score methodsGestationMember hospitalsPS adjustmentWeeksCovariate adjustmentSubsequent weeksTraditional covariatesRisk