Hospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients
Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Becher RM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 228: 910-923. PMID: 31005629, PMCID: PMC6582986, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital operative volumeGeneral surgery operationsGeriatric patientsOperative volumeEmergency operationHospital volumeProbability of survivalEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySurgery operationsState Inpatient DatabasesHigher operative volumesAverage mortality riskOlder patientsCohort studyInpatient DatabaseGeriatric populationSurgical careSurgical qualityAmerican CollegeMortality riskOptimizing outcomesStandardized increasePatientsHospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults
Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 32675542, PMCID: PMC6803029, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital operative volumeSurgical emergencyAcute care hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsHospital volumeCare hospitalOperative volumeVolume thresholdEmergency general surgery operationsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairRisk-adjusted mortalitySurgery operationsAverage mortality riskSurgical outcomes researchOperative mortalityAdult patientsCohort studyPublic health crisisHernia repairMortality riskTrauma surgerySurvival rateEmergency operation