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 ResearchConceptsHospital-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
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