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Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: vascular surgical operations in menMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1115-26. 2007..This article analyzes risk-adjusted outcomes after vascular surgical operations in men performed at VA hospitals as compared with private-sector hospitals...
First report from the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has morbidity and effectiveness positioned between the band and the bypassMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Ann Surg 254:410-20; discussion 420-2. 2011....
Identification of surgical complications and deaths: an assessment of the traditional surgical morbidity and mortality conference compared with the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Am Coll Surg 203:618-24. 2006..The goal of this study was to compare data as reported in a traditional M&M conference to data collected using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) techniques...
The impact of the 80-hour resident workweek on surgical residents and attending surgeonsMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Ann Surg 243:864-71; discussion 871-5. 2006..To assess the impact of the 80-hour resident workweek restrictions on surgical residents and attending surgeons...
Laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a multicenter, prospective, risk-adjusted analysis from the National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMatthew M Hutter
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 02114, USA
Ann Surg 243:657-62; discussion 662-6. 2006..To compare laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass procedures with respect to 30-day morbidity and mortality rates, using multi-institutional, prospective, risk-adjusted data...
Best practice updates for weight loss surgery data collectionMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:924-8. 2009..Quality indicators, including metrics on processes of care and determination of outliers, need to be established and monitored to advance patient safety and quality improvement...
Data collection systems for weight loss surgery: an evidence-based assessmentMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Obes Res 13:301-5. 2005..To evaluate the existence and efficacy of data collection systems for weight loss surgery (WLS) and establish evidence-based guidelines for the development of a statewide WLS registry in Massachusetts...
Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: vascular surgical operations in womenRobert G Johnson
Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1137-46. 2007....
Liver resection in veterans affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery studyRobert T Lancaster
Department of Surgery, Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
J Am Coll Surg 204:1242-51. 2007..A series of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program articles evaluate the effect of hospital type (VA versus university hospitals) on procedure-specific outcomes. This article focuses on liver resections...
Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: general surgical operations in womenAaron S Fink
Department of Surgery, Atlanta VAMC, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1127-36. 2007..This report examines the results of the comparison between patient characteristics and outcomes of female general surgical patients in the two health care environments...
Morbidity and effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, and gastric bypass for morbid obesityTimothy D Jackson
Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Adv Surg 46:255-68. 2012..A better understanding of the unique risk/benefit profile associated with each procedure type will better inform patient selection and has the potential to further optimize outcomes...
Morbidity and mortality after liver resection: results of the patient safety in surgery studySophia Virani
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1284-92. 2007....
Effect of work-hour reforms on operative case volume of surgical residentsCharles M Ferguson
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street 465, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Curr Surg 62:535-8. 2005..Operative case volume by PGY year and clinical rotation were examined to determine if changes in work hours affected residents' operative case volume...
Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal cancer surgeryJohn T Mullen
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Stoneman 912, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 15:2164-72. 2008..Obesity is an increasingly common serious chronic health condition. We sought to determine the impact of body mass index (BMI) on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal cancer surgery...
The intraoperative Surgical Apgar Score predicts postdischarge complications after colon and rectal resectionScott E Regenbogen
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Surgery 148:559-66. 2010..However, because complications often arise after uncomplicated hospitalizations, we sought to evaluate whether this intraoperative metric would predict postdischarge complications after colectomy...
Expert panel on weight loss surgery: executive report updateGeorge L Blackburn
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:842-62. 2009..We expect them to have far-reaching effects of the development of health care policy and the practice of WLS...
Best practice recommendations for surgical care in weight loss surgeryJohn Kelly
Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 67 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01545, USA
Obes Res 13:227-33. 2005..To establish evidence-based guidelines for best practices for surgical care in weight loss surgery (WLS)...
Bands and bypasses: 30-day morbidity and mortality of bariatric surgical procedures as assessed by prospective, multi-center, risk-adjusted ACS-NSQIP dataRobert T Lancaster
Department of Surgery, The Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street Wang ACC 335, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Surg Endosc 22:2554-63. 2008..Specific codes have been available for LRYGB and LAGB since 2005 and 2006, respectively. We compare the short-term safety of these procedures, using risk-adjusted clinical data from a multi-institutional quality improvement program...
Utility of the surgical apgar score: validation in 4119 patientsScott E Regenbogen
Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Surg 144:30-6; discussion 37. 2009..To confirm the utility of a 10-point Surgical Apgar Score to rate surgical outcomes in a large cohort of patients...
Does speed matter? The impact of operative time on outcome in laparoscopic surgeryTimothy D Jackson
Department of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St WACC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Surg Endosc 25:2288-95. 2011..The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of operative time on 30-day outcomes in laparoscopic surgery...
Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices InitiativeDarrell A Campbell
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Am Coll Surg 207:810-20. 2008....
Does the Surgical Apgar Score measure intraoperative performance?Scott E Regenbogen
Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Ann Surg 248:320-8. 2008..To evaluate whether Surgical Apgar Scores measure the relationship between intraoperative care and surgical outcomes...
Does outcomes research impact quality? Examples from bariatric surgeryMatthew M Hutter
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Am Surg 72:1055-60; discussion 1061-9, 1133-48. 2006....
Use of national surgical quality improvement program data as a catalyst for quality improvementKatherine S Rowell
QCMetrix, Inc, Waltham, MA 02451, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1293-300. 2007..An important issue is to determine which actions a surgical service should take in the presence of a high O/E ratio...
Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: general surgical operations in menWilliam G Henderson
University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1103-14. 2007....
Survival and changes in comorbidities after bariatric surgeryCynthia D Perry
The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Ann Surg 247:21-7. 2008..To evaluate survival rates and changes in weight-related comorbid conditions after bariatric surgery in a high-risk patient population as compared with a similar cohort of morbidly obese patients who did not undergo surgery...
Transparency: a mandatory requirement for risk modelsDavid M Shahian
J Am Coll Surg 206:1240-2; author reply 1242-5. 2008
