Hospital volume and operative mortality in the modern era
Objective: To determine whether the relationship between hospital volume and mortality has
changed over time. Background: It is generally accepted that hospital volume is associated …
changed over time. Background: It is generally accepted that hospital volume is associated …
Hospital-based emergency department visits involving dental conditions: profile and predictors of poor outcomes and resource utilization
Background Untreated dental conditions may progress to lesions that are severe enough to
necessitate emergency visits to hospitals. The authors conducted a study to investigate …
necessitate emergency visits to hospitals. The authors conducted a study to investigate …
Risk assessment methods for cardiac surgery and intervention
NM Thalji, RM Suri, KL Greason… - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2014 - nature.com
Surgical risk models estimate operative outcomes while controlling for heterogeneity in'case
mix'within and between institutions. In cardiac surgery, risk models are used for patient …
mix'within and between institutions. In cardiac surgery, risk models are used for patient …
Geographic variation in use of laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer
Purpose Emerging evidence supporting the use of laparoscopic colectomy in patients with
cancer has led to dramatic increases in utilization. Though certain patient and hospital …
cancer has led to dramatic increases in utilization. Though certain patient and hospital …
Does preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists score relate to complications after total shoulder arthroplasty?
CC Johnson, S Sodha, J Garzon-Muvdi… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background For hip and knee arthroplasties, an American Society of Anesthesiologists
(ASA) score greater than 2 is associated with an increased risk of medical and surgical …
(ASA) score greater than 2 is associated with an increased risk of medical and surgical …
[HTML][HTML] Care of patients undergoing vascular surgery at safety net public hospitals is associated with higher cost but similar mortality to nonsafety net hospitals
Objective This study compared in-hospital mortality and resource utilization among vascular
surgical patients at safety net public hospitals (SNPHs) with those at nonsafety net public …
surgical patients at safety net public hospitals (SNPHs) with those at nonsafety net public …
Impact of symptoms, gender, co-morbidities, and operator volume on outcome of carotid artery stenting (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample [2006 to 2010])
The increase in the number of carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures over the last decade
has necessitated critical appraisal of procedural outcomes and patterns of utilization …
has necessitated critical appraisal of procedural outcomes and patterns of utilization …
Development of a linked perinatal data resource from state administrative and community-based program data
To demonstrate a generalizable approach for developing maternal-child health data
resources using state administrative records and community-based program data. We used …
resources using state administrative records and community-based program data. We used …
How many diagnosis fields are needed to capture safety events in administrative data? Findings and recommendations from the WHO ICD-11 Topic Advisory Group …
SE Drösler, PS Romano, V Sundararajan… - … journal for quality in …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective As part of the WHO ICD-11 development initiative, the Topic Advisory Group on
Quality and Safety explores meta-features of morbidity data sets, such as the optimal …
Quality and Safety explores meta-features of morbidity data sets, such as the optimal …
폐암환자에서의료구조와과정이결과에미치는영향
김묘경 - 2014 - s-space.snu.ac.kr
폐암은 높은 발생률과 사망률 및 높은 진료비 등으로 사회적 문제가 되고 있으며, 우리나라 폐암
환자의 의료 결과와 의료의 질 변이가 상당한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 폐암 …
환자의 의료 결과와 의료의 질 변이가 상당한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 폐암 …