Introduction Studies regarding patients who have underwent colectomy reported
contradictory post-surgical complications based on their living areas. Due to the conflicting …

Abstract Introduction The Veteran Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP)
and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) are large databases designed …

Purpose We sought to determine whether colorectal cancer surgery can be done safely at
rural hospitals. The current study compared outcomes among rural patients who underwent …

Introduction Little published data exists documenting the reasons for and outcomes of
colectomies in rural A ustralia. It remains unclear whether patient characteristics, diagnoses …

METHODS: We used Medicare claims data to compare mortality rates with colectomy for
cancer in rural vs. urban hospitals in the US from 1994 to 1999. Urban and rural …

Background Risk factors for complications differ between laparoscopic (LC) and open
colectomy (OC) patients, given the selection bias between these groups. How risk factors for …

BACKGROUND Complication rates after colectomy remain high. Previous work has failed to
establish the relative contribution of patient comorbidities, surgeon performance, and …

Background Urgent colectomy is a common procedure with a high mortality rate that is
performed by a variety of surgeons and hospitals. We investigated patient, surgeon, and …

Background & Aims: Postoperative morbidity and mortality following a colectomy for
ulcerative colitis (UC) has been primarily reported from tertiary care referral centers that …

Background When hospitals suffer financial losses when postoperative complications occur,
they may have a direct financial incentive to initiate quality improvement programs. The …