Effect of Surgeon and Hospital Volume on Emergency General Surgery Outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.08.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) contributes to half of all surgical mortality nationwide, is associated with a 50% complication rate, and has a 15% readmission rate within 30 days. We assessed associations between surgeon and… read more here.
Keywords: volume surgeons; egs; volume; mortality ... See more keywords
Emergency general surgery in geriatric patients: How should we evaluate hospital experience?
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002142
Abstract: INTRODUCTION As the aging American population poses unique challenges to acute care services, we determined if either hospital proportion or annual volume of geriatric patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures is associated with outcomes.… read more here.
Keywords: hospital proportion; volume; surgery; proportion ... See more keywords
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818
Abstract: Non #mortality-based #quality metrics enable meaningful, consistent benchmarking of EGS applicable to all EGS patients. New #AAST2022 study out in @JTraumAcuteSurg by @CherylZoggPhD Kristan Staudenmayer @LisaKodadek @kadtraumamd from @YaleSurgery @StanfordGenSurg @traumadoctors. BACKGROUND Ongoing efforts to… read more here.
Keywords: quality metrics; quality; mortality based; care ... See more keywords