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
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
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