2020
Characterization of High Mortality Probability Operations at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Hospitals
Resio BJ, Chiu AS, Zhang Y, Pei KY. Characterization of High Mortality Probability Operations at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Hospitals. JAMA Surgery 2020, 155: 85-88. PMID: 31664436, PMCID: PMC6822090, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.3750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overClostridium InfectionsCohort StudiesColitisDatabases, FactualDisabled PersonsFemaleHospitalsHumansIntestinal PerforationMaleMesenteric IschemiaMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementRespiration, ArtificialRisk AssessmentSepsisShock, SepticSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited States
2019
Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery
Hoag JR, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Chiu AS, Brown LB, Herrin J, Blasberg JD, Kim AW, Boffa DJ. Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191912. PMID: 30977848, PMCID: PMC6481444, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgeryCancer HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCancer NetworkRelative safetyStandardized mortality ratioComplex cancer careCross-sectional studyTop-ranked hospitalsMedicaid Services 100Hierarchical logistic regressionPerioperative mortalityAffiliated HospitalCancer careMortality ratioOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMESurgeryHospitalReview filesDifferential safetyLogistic regressionMortalityMedicare providers
2018
Why Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates
Chiu AS, Resio B, Hoag JR, Monsalve AF, Blasberg JD, Brown L, Omar A, White MA, Boffa DJ. Why Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 26: 732-738. PMID: 30311158, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6868-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer HospitalCancer surgerySmall hospitalsSurgical careLocal hospitalSpecialty cancer hospitalComplex surgical careSmall local hospitalsMethodsA nationalResultsA totalCure rateGuideline complianceSurgical safetyComplex surgeryAffiliate hospitalsHospitalSurgeryLarge hospitalsHospital networkCareAmerican adultsSafetyMotivated respondentsRespondents