2011
Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume
Hernandez‐Boussard T, Downey JR, McDonald K, Morton JM. Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 756-769. PMID: 22091561, PMCID: PMC3419887, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01310.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted PSI ratesHospital volumePatient safety indicatorsAdverse eventsHospital-acquired adverse eventsCoronary artery bypass graftPSI ratesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital surgical volumeHospital adverse eventsArtery bypass graftHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPreventable adverse eventsAbdominal aortic aneurysmCommon surgical procedureQuality health care deliveryHealth care deliveryRisk-adjusted ratesVolume tercilesGastric bypassVolume hospitalsBypass graftAortic aneurysmSurgical volume
2007
Gastrointestinal Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A National Study of Morbidity and Mortality Predictors
Rodriguez F, Nguyen TC, Galanko JA, Morton J. Gastrointestinal Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A National Study of Morbidity and Mortality Predictors. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2007, 205: 741-747. PMID: 18035256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI complicationsGastrointestinal complicationsHospital lengthInpatient mortalityPrevious single-institution studiesCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingNational population-based studyConcomitant valve proceduresInternal mammary graftTotal hospital lengthArtery Bypass GraftingCoronary artery bypassIntraaortic balloon pumpNationwide Inpatient SamplePopulation-based studySingle-institution studyInpatient mortality riskLogistic regression analysisCABG patientsArtery bypassBypass GraftingMammary graftBalloon pumpValve proceduresMortality predictors