2014
The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units
Braddock CH, Szaflarski N, Forsey L, Abel L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 425-433. PMID: 25348342, PMCID: PMC4370988, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3067-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockAcute respiratory failureRisk-adjusted mortalityPatient safety programSeptic shockInpatient unitRespiratory failureUnplanned transfersAcademic university medical centerProspective interventional studySurgical inpatient unitsHospital-acquired complicationsPatient safety projectsUniversity Medical CenterHospital patient safetySafety cultureClinical outcomesInterventional studyIntervention periodMortality ratioHospital careMedical CenterSafety programImproving Outcomes
2011
Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007
Downey JR, Hernandez‐Boussard T, Banka G, Morton JM. Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 414-430. PMID: 22150789, PMCID: PMC3393002, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01361.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient safety indicatorsAnnual percentage changeNationwide Inpatient SampleNational trendsPatient safetyBirth-trauma injuryPostoperative hip fracturePostoperative respiratory failurePostoperative pulmonary embolismPostoperative wound dehiscenceDeep vein thrombosisAnnual percent changePostoperative sepsisRespiratory failurePulmonary embolismVein thrombosisHip fractureMetabolic derangementsWound dehiscenceIatrogenic pneumothoraxInpatient admissionsInpatient SampleDecubitus ulcersAccidental punctureTrauma injuries
2006
Orogastric Tube Complications in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Sanchez BS, Safadi BY, Kieran JA, Hsu GP, Brodsky JB, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Orogastric Tube Complications in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 443-447. PMID: 16608608, DOI: 10.1381/096089206776327350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric pouch formationOrogastric tubeTube complicationsGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxAdverse eventsPouch formationProlonged hospital stayTube-related complicationsY Gastric BypassAge 47 yearsLarge-bore orogastric tubeLaparoscopic RYGBPHospital stayRespiratory failureAnastomotic leakPatient demographicsAnastomotic revisionRetrospective reviewSignificant morbidityMortality 0Treatment optionsOpen procedureSurgical proceduresComplications