2014
“Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure
Xu X, Li S, Lin H, Normand S, Kim N, Ott LS, Lagu T, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. “Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure. Health Services Research 2014, 49: 2000-2016. PMID: 24974769, PMCID: PMC4254136, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower mortalityHeart failureHeart failure hospitalizationHospital mortality rateLonger hospital stayIntensive care unitDistinct joint trajectoriesValue of careFailure hospitalizationHospital stayCare unitClinical outcomesGroup of hospitalsHospital characteristicsHospital careHospital patternsSurgical proceduresMultinomial logistic regressionMortality rateHigh mortalityHospitalHospitalizationMortalityLogistic regressionHospital Value
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