2007
Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery
Morris A, Baldwin L, Matthews B, Dominitz J, Barlow W, Dobie S, Billingsley K. Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2007, 245: 73-79. PMID: 17197968, PMCID: PMC1867944, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000231797.37743.9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer patientsPostoperative proceduresPatient characteristicsCancer patientsProcedural interventionColorectal cancer surgeryAcute medical conditionsSEER-Medicare databaseLength of stayIntermediate outcome measuresQuality Improvement ProgramNonfatal complicationsAdjusted riskBowel perforationEmergent admissionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative interventionsWound complicationsAbdominal infectionColorectal surgeryOrgan injuryProlonged hospitalizationCancer surgeryTumor characteristicsEarly mortality
2006
Completion of Therapy by Medicare Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
Dobie S, Baldwin L, Dominitz J, Matthews B, Billingsley K, Barlow W. Completion of Therapy by Medicare Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2006, 98: 610-619. PMID: 16670386, PMCID: PMC3124351, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantColonic NeoplasmsFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareNeoplasm StagingPatient CompliancePredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSEER ProgramSocial SupportUnited StatesConceptsStage III colon cancerCompletion of therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyChemotherapy completionPhysician characteristicsMedicare claimsColon cancerStage III colon cancer patientsEnd Results program dataMultivariable logistic regression modelingAdjuvant chemotherapy completionChemotherapy completion rateIncomplete adjuvant chemotherapySEER program dataColon cancer resectionCancer-related mortalityPredictors of initiationColon cancer patientsLogistic regression modelingProgram dataPatient characteristicsCancer resectionTreatment complicationsCancer mortality