2020
Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Del Rossi E, Hindinger K, Walters S, Ermer T, Ratner E, Mitchell MR, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo PS, Morton JM, Zurich HB, Davis K, Ahuja N. Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: e316-e320. PMID: 33086321, PMCID: PMC7668334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19Critical PathwaysCross InfectionEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSafety ManagementSARS-CoV-2Surgery Department, HospitalSurgical Procedures, OperativeConceptsHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infectionSurgical pathwayCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommon surgical indicationsUrgent cancer treatmentOutcomes of patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 positive peoplePathway patientsPostoperative periodTimely surgeryHospital admissionMedian ageSurgical indicationsUrgent operationMedian lengthCancer patientsGenitourinary tractEmergency roomBACKGROUND DATASurgical proceduresPatient status
2011
Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume
Hernandez‐Boussard T, Downey JR, McDonald K, Morton JM. Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 756-769. PMID: 22091561, PMCID: PMC3419887, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01310.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted PSI ratesHospital volumePatient safety indicatorsAdverse eventsHospital-acquired adverse eventsCoronary artery bypass graftPSI ratesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital surgical volumeHospital adverse eventsArtery bypass graftHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPreventable adverse eventsAbdominal aortic aneurysmCommon surgical procedureQuality health care deliveryHealth care deliveryRisk-adjusted ratesVolume tercilesGastric bypassVolume hospitalsBypass graftAortic aneurysmSurgical volume
2010
The Role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – A National Survey
Raval M, Bentrem D, Eskandari M, Ingraham A, Hall B, Randolph B, Ko C, Morton J. The Role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – A National Survey. Journal Of Surgical Research 2010, 166: e15-e25. PMID: 21176914, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGeneral SurgeryHealth Care SurveysHospital AdministrationHumansLeadershipOrganizational CultureQuality Assurance, Health CareSurgery Department, HospitalUnited States