Postoperative adverse events occur all too commonly and contribute greatly to our large and
increasing healthcare costs. Surgeons, as well as hospitals, need to know their own …

BACKGROUND Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) may suffer significant economic
hardship during treatment. Complications are common after surgery for CRC and may …

Background While there is an increasing emphasis on both optimizing quality of care and
reducing health care costs, there are limited data regarding how to best achieve these goals …

Background Calls for greater transparency with improved quality, safety and outcomes have
led to performance tracking of individual surgeons. This study evaluated the methodology of …

BACKGROUND It is widely known that outcomes after cancer surgery vary widely,
depending on interactions between patient, tumor, neoadjuvant therapy, and provider …

Background Despite progress in multidisciplinary treatment of esophageal cancer, oncologic
esophagectomy is still the cornerstone of therapeutic strategies. Several scoring systems are …

Objective: Surgical site infections are the second most common type of adverse events
occurring in hospitalized patients, whereas an estimated 40-60% of these infections are …

Background Delirium has been associated with negative health consequences, which can
potentially be improved by delirium risk modification. This study sought to determine if a …

Introduction: Collaboratives composed of surgeons or hospitals are an effective means to
improve quality of care and value. Building on the success of the Collaborative Quality …

Background Evidence suggests that statins may decrease inflammation, airway
hyperreactivity, and hypercoagulability while improving revascularization mediated by …