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
2013
Does Chronic Kidney Disease Affect Outcomes after Major Abdominal Surgery? Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Cloyd JM, Ma Y, Morton JM, Tamura M, Poultsides GA, Visser BC. Does Chronic Kidney Disease Affect Outcomes after Major Abdominal Surgery? Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 18: 605-612. PMID: 24241964, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2390-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseMajor abdominal surgeryGlomerular filtration rateAbdominal surgeryPostoperative mortalityKidney functionNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNormal preoperative kidney functionEnd-stage renal diseaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComplex abdominal surgeryMild asymptomatic diseaseNon-dialysis patientsPreoperative kidney functionPreoperative renal insufficiencyThirty-day morbidityOverall complication rateRate of pneumoniaThirty-day mortalityMajor abdominal operationsQuality Improvement ProgramKidney impairmentPostoperative complicationsPostoperative morbidityRenal insufficiency