2020
Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Del Rossi E, Hindinger K, Walters S, Ermer T, Ratner E, Mitchell MR, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo PS, Morton JM, Zurich HB, Davis K, Ahuja N. Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: e316-e320. PMID: 33086321, PMCID: PMC7668334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infectionSurgical pathwayCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommon surgical indicationsUrgent cancer treatmentOutcomes of patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 positive peoplePathway patientsPostoperative periodTimely surgeryHospital admissionMedian ageSurgical indicationsUrgent operationMedian lengthCancer patientsGenitourinary tractEmergency roomBACKGROUND DATASurgical proceduresPatient status
2014
The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units
Braddock CH, Szaflarski N, Forsey L, Abel L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 425-433. PMID: 25348342, PMCID: PMC4370988, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3067-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockAcute respiratory failureRisk-adjusted mortalityPatient safety programSeptic shockInpatient unitRespiratory failureUnplanned transfersAcademic university medical centerProspective interventional studySurgical inpatient unitsHospital-acquired complicationsPatient safety projectsUniversity Medical CenterHospital patient safetySafety cultureClinical outcomesInterventional studyIntervention periodMortality ratioHospital careMedical CenterSafety programImproving Outcomes