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
2007
National Trends in Adolescent Bariatric Surgical Procedures and Implications for Surgical Centers of Excellence
Schilling PL, Davis MM, Albanese CT, Dutta S, Morton J. National Trends in Adolescent Bariatric Surgical Procedures and Implications for Surgical Centers of Excellence. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2007, 206: 1-12. PMID: 18155562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent bariatric proceduresBariatric proceduresBariatric operationsInpatient DatabaseMost hospitalsAdolescent bariatric patientsHospital complication ratesBariatric surgery patientsBariatric surgical proceduresLow-volume centersNationwide Inpatient SampleKids' Inpatient DatabaseNational trendsHospital complicationsHospital deathBariatric surgeryBariatric patientsComplication ratePatient characteristicsSurgery patientsEligible adolescentsNonsurgical treatmentAdult hospitalsPediatric populationAdult centers