Reduced risk of medical morbidity and mortality in patients selected for laparoscopic colorectal resection in England: a population-based studyRavikrishna Mamidanna
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, South Wharf Road, London W21NY, England
Arch Surg 147:219-27. 2012
..To quantify the occurrence of significant medical complications following elective colorectal resection and investigate potential differences in medical morbidity following open and minimal access colorectal surgery...
Elective colonic surgery for cancer in the elderly: an investigation into postoperative mortality in English NHS hospitals between 1996 and 2007O Faiz
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical and Technology, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, London, UK
Colorectal Dis 13:779-85. 2011
..This study was primarily aimed to quantify perioperative mortality risk in elderly patients undergoing elective colonic resectional surgery. In addition, the safety of minimally invasive colonic surgery in this patient group was evaluated...
Hospital stay amongst patients undergoing major elective colorectal surgery: predicting prolonged stay and readmissions in NHS hospitalsO Faiz
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, UK
Colorectal Dis 13:816-22. 2011
..This article examines the length of stay and consequent bed resource usage of patients undergoing elective excisional colorectal surgery in English NHS trusts...
Nonelective excisional colorectal surgery in English National Health Service Trusts: a study of outcomes from Hospital Episode Statistics Data between 1996 and 2007Omar Faiz
Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark s Hospital, Middlesex, UK
J Am Coll Surg 210:390-401. 2010
..This study sought to describe the practice of emergency colorectal surgery in the United Kingdom during an 11-year period using the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database...
We still need to operate at night!Omar Faiz
Department of General Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
World J Emerg Surg 2:29. 2007
..In this study a retrospective analysis of the emergency general surgical operative workload at a London Teaching centre was performed...
Laparoscopically assisted vs. open elective colonic and rectal resection: a comparison of outcomes in English National Health Service Trusts between 1996 and 2006O Faiz
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, St Mary s National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom
Dis Colon Rectum 52:1695-704. 2009
..This study was designed to compare outcomes after elective laparoscopic and conventional colorectal surgery over a ten-year period using data from the English National Health Service Hospital Episode Statistics database...
Traditional and laparoscopic appendectomy in adults: outcomes in English NHS hospitals between 1996 and 2006Omar Faiz
Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark s Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Ann Surg 248:800-6. 2008
..This study investigated length of stay, readmission rates, and postoperative mortality in adult patients undergoing traditional and laparoscopic appendectomy in England between April 1, 1996, and March 31, 2006...
Laparoscopic and conventional appendicectomy in children: outcomes in English hospitals between 1996 and 2006O Faiz
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, St Mary s Hospital, Imperial College, Praed Street, London, W21NY, UK
Pediatr Surg Int 24:1223-7. 2008
..Laparoscopic appendicectomy is increasingly used in children. This national retrospective study compared outcomes of paediatric open and laparoscopic appendicectomy...
Trends in colorectal day case surgery in NHS Trusts between 1998 and 2005O D Faiz
Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark s Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Colorectal Dis 10:935-42. 2008
..Day case surgery is safe and offers potential benefits to both patients and healthcare providers. This study aimed to describe national changes in colorectal day case workload between 1998 and 2005...
Is theatre utilization a valid performance indicator for NHS operating theatres?Omar Faiz
Department of Surgery, St Mark s Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 8:28. 2008
..This study investigated its validity as: a managerial tool, an inter-Trust indicator of efficient theatre use and as a marker of service performance for surgeons...
Impact of hospital institutional volume on postoperative mortality after major emergency colorectal surgery in English National Health Service Trusts, 2001 to 2005Omar Faiz
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, St Mary s Hospital, London
Dis Colon Rectum 53:393-401. 2010
..The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of institutional volume on postoperative mortality in patients undergoing emergency major colorectal surgical procedures in England between 2001 and 2005...
Measuring and enhancing elective service performance in NHS operating theatres: an overviewErik Mayer
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London 10th Floor, QEQM Building, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
J R Soc Med 101:273-7. 2008
Systematic review of discharge coding accuracyE M Burns
Department of Surgery, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, W21NY London, UK
J Public Health (Oxf) 34:138-48. 2012
..High quality data are necessary for reliable analysis. This study aims to assess the published accuracy of routinely collected data sets in Great Britain...
Open versus minimally invasive esophagectomy: trends of utilization and associated outcomes in EnglandAntonio Ivan Lazzarino
Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College, Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:292-8. 2010
..To assess the trends in uptake of minimal invasive esophagectomy in England over the last 12 years (1996/1997-2007/2008) and to compare their clinical outcomes with those after open esophagectomy...
Introduction of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in England: observational population cohort studyElaine M Burns
Department of Surgery, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, London W21NY
BMJ 341:c4296. 2010
..To describe national trends in bariatric surgery and examine the factors influencing outcome in bariatric surgery in England...