2014
Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare?
Safavi KC, Dai F, Gilbertsen TA, Schonberger RB. Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare? Health Services Research 2014, 49: 1108-1120. PMID: 24611578, PMCID: PMC4111773, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChoice BehaviorDatabases, FactualGuideline AdherenceHumansInformation DisseminationMedicarePatient PreferenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationSurgery Department, HospitalSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesUnited States Dept. of Health and Human ServicesConceptsHospital referral regionsSurgical quality measuresReferral regionsSurgical site infection preventionSurgical site infectionInterquartile rangePublic reporting websitesMajority of hospitalsHealth Care ProjectDepartment of HealthSite infectionAdherence ratesInfection preventionHOSPITAL scorePatient decisionMeasure adherenceSurgical providersHospitalPatientsCare ProjectDartmouth AtlasMore studiesQuality measuresHigh rateScores
2011
The Relationship Between Preoperative and Primary Care Blood Pressure Among Veterans Presenting from Home for Surgery
Schonberger RB, Burg MM, Holt N, Lukens CL, Dai F, Brandt C. The Relationship Between Preoperative and Primary Care Blood Pressure Among Veterans Presenting from Home for Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2011, 114: 205-214. PMID: 22075017, PMCID: PMC3282161, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318239c4c1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationConnecticutFemaleHumansHypertensionLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CarePrimary Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySurgical Procedures, OperativeTime FactorsVeteransConceptsSystolic blood pressureBlood pressurePrimary care measurementCardiology/American Heart Association guidelinesClinic systolic blood pressureImproved blood pressure controlAmerican Heart Association guidelinesCare measurementBlood pressure elevationBlood pressure controlPrimary care referralsDiastolic blood pressureHeart Association guidelinesHigh blood pressurePrimary care centersEvidence-based fashionNegative predictive valueDBP thresholdPreoperative hypertensionSBP thresholdPerioperative evaluationCare referralMedication noncompliancePreoperative examinationPressure elevation