2023
Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California
Lapcharoensap W, Bennett M, Xu X, Lee H, Profit J, Dukhovny D. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 44: 224-230. PMID: 37805592, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery low birth weightCare of VLBW infantsLow birth weightRisk-adjusted costVLBW infantsQuality of careMethodsRetrospective studyBirth weightClinical outcomesHospital discharge recordsClinical factorsCost of careClinical dataHierarchical generalized linear modelsResultsIn totalBirth certificatesPatient outcomesInfantsPearson correlation coefficientAssociation of costDischarge recordsHospitalMeasures of costOutcomesCare
2016
Inpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection
Desai VB, Guo XM, Fan L, Wright JD, Xu X. Inpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the United States: Trends and Factors Associated With Approach Selection. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2016, 24: 151-158.e1. PMID: 27614151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyTotal laparoscopic hysterectomyLaparoscopic approachLaparoscopic hysterectomyNational Inpatient SampleHospital characteristicsPatient race/ethnicityFemale adult patientsClinical Modification codesDifferent laparoscopic approachesAssociation of patientHospital teaching statusHospital inpatient careBenign laparoscopic hysterectomyRace/ethnicityNonobstetric indicationsAdult patientsVaginal hysterectomyClinical factorsSupracervical hysterectomyBenign indicationsComorbid conditionsRetrospective studyNinth RevisionNIS database