Finding Datasets for Secondary Analysis

• Using National Inpatient Sample (NIS): 

McCutcheon BA, Hirshman BR, Gabel BC, Heffner MW, Marcus LP, Cole TS, Chen CC, Chang DC, Carter BS. Impact of Neurosurgeon Specialization on Patient Outcomes for Intracranial and Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 1998-2009.J Neurosurg. 2018 May;128(5):1578-1588.

Sharma P, McCarty TR, Ngu JN, O'Donnell M, Njei B. Impact of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with HIV Infection: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2004-2014. AIDS. 2018 Sep 10;32(14):1959-1965.

• Using Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) and Vital Statistics mortality data, as well as previous studies:

Miller TR, Steinbeigle R, Lawrence BA, Peterson C, Florence C, Barr M, Barr RG. Lifetime Cost of Abusive Head Trauma at Ages 0-4, USA. Prevention Science. 2018 Aug;19(6):695-704.

• Using Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD):

Secemsky EA, Schermerhorn M, Carroll BJ, Kennedy KF, Shen C, Valsdottir LR, Landon B, Yeh RW. Readmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease : A Nationwide Cohort Study. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2018 Jan 16;168(2):93-99.

Gupta A, Nizamuddin J, Elmofty D, Nizamuddin SL, Tung A, Minhaj M, Mueller A, Apfelbaum J, Shahul S. Opioid Abuse or Dependence Increases 30-day Readmission Rates after Major Operating Room Procedures: A National Readmissions Database Study. Anesthesiology. 2018 May;128(5):880-890.

• Using State Inpatient Database (SID) and State Emergency Department Database (SEDD): 

Wherry LR, Miller S, Robert Kaestner R, and Meyer BD. Childhood Medicaid Coverage and Later-Life Health Care Utilization. Review of Economics and Statistics. 2018 May 04;100(2):287-302.