2023
Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
Ma M, Peters X, Zhang L, Hornor M, Christensen K, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Flood K, Katlic M, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Robinson T, Rosenthal R, Tang V, Ko C, Russell M. Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2023, 237: 171-181. PMID: 37185633, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHospitalsHumansPilot ProjectsPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementSurgeonsUnited StatesConceptsSurgical careClinical careAmerican CollegeMean percentagePostoperative clinical careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesLower mean percentagePreoperative optimizationGeriatric surgeryPostvisit surveyHigher mean percentageOlder adultsHospitalCareMultisite implementationVulnerable populationsImprovement initiativesPilot testingAdultsBest practicesSurgeryPercentageVisits
2011
Glycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
King JT, Goulet JL, Perkal MF, Rosenthal RA. Glycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2011, 253: 158-165. PMID: 21135698, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181f9bb3a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum glucose concentrationPerioperative glucose controlPostoperative infectionGlucose controlSurgical proceduresDiabetic patientsGlucose concentrationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInfection rateOverall postoperative infection rateQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate Poisson regression modelNoncardiac surgical proceduresPostoperative infectious complicationsImprovement Program databasePostoperative infection rateSurgical outcome dataNationwide samplePoisson regression modelsPreoperative HbA1cPreoperative laboratoryInfectious complicationsNoncardiac surgeryNoncardiac operationsGlycemic control