Importance Increased costs of surgical complications have been borne mostly by third-party
payers. However, numerous policy changes aimed at incentivizing high-quality care shift …

Background The association of surgical duration with the risk of surgical site infection (SSI)
has not been quantified in neurosurgery. We investigated the association of operative …

Objective: To compare incremental costs associated with complications of elective
colectomy using nationally representative data among patients undergoing …

Background Despite increasing efforts for cost containment, little is known regarding the
financial implications of postoperative complication under current volume-driven payment …

Resumen ESPINOZA G, Ricardo y ESPINOZA G, Juan Pablo. Calidad en cirugía: hacia una
mejor comprensión de las complicaciones quirúrgicas. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2016, vol …

Background Septoplasty and turbinate reduction (STR) is a common procedure for which
cost reduction efforts may improve value. The purpose of this study was to identify sources of …

Objective: to generate a translated and validated version of the Clavien-Dindo Classification
of Surgical Complications (CDC) to Brazilian Portuguese (CDC-BR). Methods: the process …

Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) has become one of the primary objectives of
national quality improvement programs in US hospitals. This article would discuss the …

Objetivo: gerar uma versão traduzida e validada da Classificação de Complicações
Cirúrgicas de Clavien-Dindo (CCD) para o Português-Brasileiro (CCD-BR). Métodos: o …

Background: Major resections for esophageal, gastric, hepatic, pancreatic, and colorectal
cancer continue to be associated with a high peri-operative morbidity of up to 30%–40%. To …