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
2016
Geographic variation in surgical outcomes and cost between the United States and Japan.
Hurley MP, Schoemaker L, Morton JM, Wren SM, Vogt WB, Watanabe S, Yoshikawa A, Bhattacharya J. Geographic variation in surgical outcomes and cost between the United States and Japan. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2016, 22: 600-7. PMID: 27662222.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Frequency and Outcomes of Blood Products Transfusion Across Procedures and Clinical Conditions Warranting Inpatient Care: An Analysis of the 2004 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
Morton J, Anastassopoulos K, Patel S, Lerner J, Ryan K, Goss T, Dodd S. Frequency and Outcomes of Blood Products Transfusion Across Procedures and Clinical Conditions Warranting Inpatient Care: An Analysis of the 2004 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2010, 25: 289-296. PMID: 20530223, DOI: 10.1177/1062860610366159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases as TopicFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsBlood product transfusionLength of stayNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseProduct transfusionUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseAverage LOSSample databaseEarly postoperative bleedingRetrospective cohort studyHealth-related qualityOdds of deathTransfusion-related complicationsHospital mortalityPostoperative bleedingTransfusion requirementsPostoperative outcomesCohort studyPostoperative infectionInpatient careProvider awarenessHealthcare costsTransfusionCohortOutcomesOdds