2018
Surgical specialty and preoperative medical consultation based on commercial health insurance claims
Thilen SR, Woersching AL, Cornea AM, Lowy E, Weaver EM, Treggiari MM. Surgical specialty and preoperative medical consultation based on commercial health insurance claims. Perioperative Medicine 2018, 7: 9. PMID: 29755736, PMCID: PMC5935907, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-018-0089-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeyo comorbidity indexSurgical riskPreoperative consultationSurgical specialtiesComorbidity indexGeneral surgeryCommercial health insurance claimsLow surgical risk patientsMethodsThis retrospective cohort studyHigh surgical riskIntermediate surgical riskLikelihood of consultationPreoperative medical consultationsSurgical risk patientsHigh-risk patientsLow-risk surgeryRetrospective cohort studyHealth insurance claimsConclusionsThe likelihoodMore comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenRisk patientsCohort studyLow comorbidityPreoperative evaluation
2016
Preoperative Consultations
Thilen SR, Wijeysundera DN, Treggiari MM. Preoperative Consultations. Anesthesiology Clinics 2016, 34: 17-33. PMID: 26927736, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative consultationHigh-risk patientsSignificant practice variationPreoperative consultsMajor surgeryConsultation ratesPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentPractice variationSurgical teamImportant interventionAppropriate useConsultationUse of consultationMost benefitRational approachValue-based servicesNew payment methodologyAnesthesiaPatientsSurgeryPayment methodologyConsults