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| Angela M IngrahamSummaryAffiliation: American College of Surgeons Country: USA Publications
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Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis at 222 ACS NSQIP hospitalsAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Surgery 148:625-35; discussion 635-7. 2010....- Effect of delay to operation on outcomes in adults with acute appendicitisAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, 633 N St Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Arch Surg 145:886-92. 2010..To examine the effect of delay from surgical admission to induction of anesthesia on outcomes after appendectomy for acute appendicitis in adults... - Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderlyAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 212:1039-48. 2011..To explore this hypothesis, we evaluated 30-day outcomes following EGS procedures in the young and the elderly and determined whether hospital performance was consistent across these 2 age strata... - The attributable mortality and length of stay of trauma-related complications: a matched cohort studyAngela M Ingraham
American College of Surgeons, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, Chicago, IL, USA
Ann Surg 252:358-62. 2010..To determine the attributable mortality (AM) and excess length of stay because of complications or complication groupings in the National Trauma Data Bank... - Comparison of 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgery procedures: potential for targeted improvementAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Surgery 148:217-38. 2010.... - A current profile and assessment of north american cholecystectomy: results from the american college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement programAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 211:176-86. 2010.... - Effect of trauma center status on 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgeryAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 212:277-86. 2011..We hypothesized that EGS outcomes in TCs would be similar to outcomes in non-trauma centers (NTC); failure to support our hypothesis suggests that the effects of trauma performance improvement have extended beyond trauma patients... 
Quality improvement in surgery: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program approachAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, 633 North Saint Clair Street, Floor 22NE, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Adv Surg 44:251-67. 2010..Continued growth of the ACS NSQIP will facilitate achievement of the primary goal surrounding the current health care reform debate: efficient, high-quality care...- Association of surgical care improvement project infection-related process measure compliance with risk-adjusted outcomes: implications for quality measurementAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 211:705-14. 2010.... - Comparison of hospital performance in nonemergency versus emergency colorectal operations at 142 hospitalsAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 210:155-65. 2010..However, information about the quality of emergency surgical care is lacking. The objective of this study was to assess whether hospitals have comparable outcomes for emergency and nonemergency operations... - Improving American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk adjustment: incorporation of a novel procedure risk scoreMehul V Raval
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611 3211, USA
J Am Coll Surg 211:715-23. 2010..The purpose of this study was to improve standard ACS NSQIP risk adjustment using a novel procedure risk score... - The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomesMehul V Raval
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 212:889-98. 2011..Although the training of surgical residents is often considered in national policy addressing complications and safety, the influence of resident intraoperative involvement on surgical outcomes has not been well studied... - Effect of postdischarge morbidity and mortality on comparisons of hospital surgical qualityKarl Y Bilimoria
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Ann Surg 252:183-90. 2010..Our objectives were (1) to determine the frequency of postdischarge complications and deaths and (2) to determine whether hospital rankings change with inclusion of postdischarge outcomes... - The importance of assessing both inpatient and outpatient surgical qualityMehul V Raval
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
Ann Surg 253:611-8. 2011..We aimed to determine whether hospital-level surgical performance was similar across outpatient and inpatient settings... - Comparison of outlier identification methods in hospital surgical quality improvement programsKarl Y Bilimoria
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, 633 N St Clair Street, 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 14:1600-7. 2010..Our objective was to compare various methods used to classify hospitals as outliers in established surgical quality assessment programs by applying each approach to a single data set... - Comparison of hospital performance in trauma vs emergency and elective general surgery: implications for acute care surgery quality improvementAngela M Ingraham
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 45267 0558, USA
Arch Surg 147:591-8. 2012..We also evaluated the relationship between trauma and elective general surgery (ELGS) care, believing that performance would be similar across these services as it reflects institutional culture... - The role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national surveyMehul V Raval
Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, Cancer Programs, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois 60611 3211, USA
J Surg Res 166:e15-25. 2011..How individual ACS NSQIP leaders designated as Surgeon Champions (SC) utilize the ACS NSQIP at the hospital level and the obstacles they encounter are not well studied...