Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Gariepy AM, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Lee HC, Lipkind HS, Xu X. Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2016, 46: 5-17. PMID: 27886948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean rateIntrapartum practicesIntrapartum interventionsIntrapartum careLow-risk womenLower cesarean ratesRegular reviewHospital cesarean rateCross-sectional surveyRank sum testKendall's tau-b correlation coefficientLiberal indicationsLabor inductionVaginal birthHospital variationNewborn careAntibody screenCesarean birthIntravenous lineObstetric servicesHospital characteristicsEligible hospitalsMassachusetts hospitalsFetal monitoringClinical staffHospital 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