2024
Postpartum readmission risk: a comparison between stillbirths and live births
Sweeney L, Reddy U, Campbell K, Xu X. Postpartum readmission risk: a comparison between stillbirths and live births. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 231: 463.e1-463.e14. PMID: 38367754, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of readmissionMental health/substance use disordersPostpartum readmissionHigher risk of readmissionLive birthsRisk of postpartum readmissionSecondary outcomesDelivery characteristicsNationally representative estimatesComplex sampling designRisk factorsIncreased maternal morbidityHigher household incomeTime of readmissionWeeks of dischargeHypertensive disorders of pregnancyUse disorderHigh riskVenous thromboembolismChildbirth hospitalizationPrimary cesareanSingleton stillbirthsDisorders of pregnancyMultivariate regression modelMaternal morbidity
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