Geospatial analysis of patients' social determinants of health for health systems science and disparity research

J Pearson, C Jacobson, N Ugochukwu… - International …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
King Cholera had wreaked havoc on the health of Londoners for generations, but the
outbreak on August 31, 1854 was extreme even by a society accustomed to mass death …

Classification of adverse events in adult surgery

F Kalt, H Mayr, D Gero - European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Successful surgery combines quality (achievement of a positive outcome) with safety
(avoidance of a negative outcome). Outcome assessment serves the purpose of quality …

Inequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States: retrospective cohort study

DP Ly, MB Blegen, MM Gibbons, KC Norris, Y Tsugawa - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objective To assess inequities in mortality by race and sex for eight common surgical
procedures (elective and non-elective) across specialties in the United States. Design …

Major elective non-cardiac operations in adults with congenital heart disease

CG Williamson, S Ebrahimian, N Ascandar, Y Sanaiha… - Heart, 2023 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To assess the impact of congenital heart disease (CHD) on resource utilisation
and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing major elective non-cardiac operations …

Racial disparities in pediatric mortality following transfusion within 72 hours of operation

BL Willer, C Mpody, O Nafiu, JD Tobias - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative bleeding and transfusion are correlated with mortality risk.
Furthermore, postoperative bleeding may often initiate the cascade of complications that …

Closing the gap: Perioperative health care disparities and patient safety interventions

G Rangrass, L Obiyo, AS Bradley… - International …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
A main priority of today's health care system is addressing the contributions of systemic and
structural factors to health care disparities. 1, 2 Over several decades, research in health …

The frailty-driven predictive model for failure to rescue among patients who experienced a major complication following cervical decompression and fusion: an ACS …

KC Rumalla, MM Covell, GP Skandalakis, K Rumalla… - The Spine Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Preoperative risk stratification for patients considering cervical
decompression and fusion (CDF) relies on established independent risk factors to predict …

Inequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States: retrospective cohort study

K Norris - 2022 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess inequities in mortality by race and sex for 8 common surgical
procedures across specialties, including elective and non-elective cases. Design …