Objective: Postoperative pulmonary complications are a major contributor to the overall risk
of surgery. We convened a patient safety summit to discuss ways to enhance physician …

There is evidence that collaborations between hospitals and physicians in particular regions
of the country have led to improvements in the quality of care. Even so, there have not been …

The purpose of this study was to use the American College of Surgeons National Surgical
Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database to evaluate the incidence of …

Objective To estimate the relative inpatient costs of hospital-acquired conditions. Methods
Patient level costs were estimated using computerized costing systems that log individual …

BACKGROUND: Minimizing adverse events after surgery is widely recognized as an
important indicator of quality; yet no consensus has been reached on how to standardize the …

Objectives To investigate the risk factors for surgical site infection together with the
identification of the etiological pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility at King Khalid …

BACKGROUND: Surgical complications contribute substantially to costs. Most important,
surgical complications contribute to morbidity and mortality, and some may be preventable …

OBJECTIVE: Outcomes assessing various treatment modalities for esophageal cancer
primarily report results in terms of morbidity, mortality, survival, and quality of life. The most …

Real-world cases have highlighted the need for better understanding of the process by
which risk-averse organizations introduce new enterprise systems. There is a particular …

This study is a literature review of papers in the English language dealing with quality
control for ovarian cancer surgery. Quality control in surgery has long been a neglected area …