2023
Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries
Xu X, Chen L, Nunez-Smith M, Clark M, Wright J. Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 636-643. PMID: 36788453, PMCID: PMC10248843, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal uterine bleedingWhite patientsUterine cancerFirst diagnostic procedureDiagnostic evaluationBlack patientsDiagnostic proceduresBlack-White disparitiesManagement visitsMarketScan Multi-State Medicaid DatabaseMulti-State Medicaid DatabaseUterine bleedingPatient characteristicsMedicaid databaseEarly diagnosisMedicaid beneficiariesMultivariable regressionPatientsCancerRacial disparitiesDiagnosisVisitsMore evaluationDisparitiesBleeding
2022
Mode of Delivery in Antepartum Singleton Stillbirths and Associated Risk Factors
Underwood K, Reddy UM, Hosier H, Sweeney L, Campbell KH, Xu X. Mode of Delivery in Antepartum Singleton Stillbirths and Associated Risk Factors. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 41: e193-e203. PMID: 35850142, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMode of deliveryAntepartum stillbirthCesarean deliveryPrior cesareanVaginal deliveryMaternal hospital discharge recordsLower likelihoodAssociated risk factorsWeeks of gestationHospital discharge recordsNon-clinical factorsUrban teaching hospitalMultivariable regression analysisPopulation-based sampleFetal death certificatesSingleton stillbirthsPrimary outcomeHospital characteristicsRisk factorsTeaching hospitalDeath certificatesMultivariable regressionCesareanPatientsStillbirthMaternal Outcomes in Subsequent Pregnancies After Classical Cesarean Delivery
Thompson BB, Reddy UM, Burn M, Abdel-Razeq S, Xu X. Maternal Outcomes in Subsequent Pregnancies After Classical Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 140: 212-219. PMID: 35852271, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior classical cesarean deliveryLow transverse cesarean deliveryPrior low transverse cesarean deliveryClassical cesarean deliverySevere maternal morbidityClinical risk factorsCesarean deliveryUterine ruptureMaternal outcomesSubsequent pregnancyHospital characteristicsRate of SMMPatient clinical risk factorsNational Inpatient Sample databaseLive singleton birthsWeeks of gestationMode of deliveryCross-sectional analysisMaternal morbiditySingleton birthsRisk factorsOutcome measuresMultivariable regressionHigh riskPropensity score methods
2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severityTrial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes.
Dombrowski M, Illuzzi JL, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Xu X. Trial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 136: 109-117. PMID: 32541284, PMCID: PMC7321852, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite severe maternal morbidityTrial of laborPrior cesarean deliverySevere maternal morbidityCesarean deliveryMaternal morbidityNewborn complicationsHospital characteristicsPropensity score-matched analysisSevere neonatal morbiditySuccessful vaginal birthSingleton live birthsAssociation of patientCohort of mothersBirth certificate dataSample eligibility criteriaModest increaseNeonatal morbidityNeonatal outcomesHospital dischargeBirth outcomesVaginal birthClear contraindicationsLive birthsMultivariable regression