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
2003
Outcome After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Cancer: An Analysis from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Billingsley K, Hur K, Henderson W, Daley J, Khuri S, Bell R. Outcome After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Cancer: An Analysis from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2003, 7: 484-491. PMID: 12763405, DOI: 10.1016/s1091-255x(03)00067-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemQuality Improvement ProgramPeriampullary cancerAdverse outcomesRisk factorsVeterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramVA National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPre-defined complicationsPostoperative mortality ratePreoperative risk factorsPreoperative serum albuminMain outcome measuresRisk-adjusted comparisonsDifferent health care systemsVA Medical CenterLogistic regression analysisHealth care systemPancreaticoduodenectomy outcomesPostoperative mortalityAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative deathsSeptic complicationsIntraoperative variables