Opportunity Lost? Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4855-8
Abstract: BackgroundRoutine preoperative staging in pancreas cancer is controversial. We sought to evaluate the rates of diagnostic laparoscopy (DLAP) for pancreatic cancer.MethodsWe queried the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for patients with pancreas cancer (2005–2013) and… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; pancreatic cancer; surgical quality; laparoscopy ... See more keywords
Does the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) accurately predict mortality for patients with elevated MELD scores?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.01.012
Abstract: BACKGROUND The Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) predicts mortality for liver disease patients. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) estimates mortality risk for surgical patients; however, NSQIP does… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; surgeons national; mortality; meld scores ... See more keywords
Use of the National Surgical Quality Initiative Program in Vascular Surgery Research.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.030
Abstract: BACKGROUND The National Surgical Quality Initiative Program (NSQIP) is a prospectively collected database that collects 30 day patient outcome data, and analyzes these data for risk adjusted comparisons. The purpose of this review is to… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; surgery; literature; vascular surgery ... See more keywords
Characteristics and Associated Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.04.009
Abstract: Micro‐Abstract Data regarding postoperative pulmonary complications after radical cystectomy are still limited. By analyzing the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, our study showed that approximately 5.6% of patients undergoing radical cystectomy had at least… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; pulmonary complications; postoperative pulmonary; associated factors ... See more keywords
First Report of a Multiphase Pilot to Measure Patient-Reported Outcomes in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.09.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND Incorporating the patient's perspective to evaluate national surgical quality has yet to be achieved in the United States and represents a tremendous unrealized opportunity for continuous quality improvement. The first phase of a multiphase… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; quality; quality improvement; surgical quality ... See more keywords
Postoperative outcomes of ureteroscopy for pediatric urolithiasis: A secondary analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.06.004
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Incidence of pediatric urinary stone disease (PUSD) has increased over recent decades. Innovations in ureteroscopic technology has expanded the role of endourologic stone management in children. However, there is currently no consensus on the… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; readmission; pediatric patients; unplanned readmission ... See more keywords
Short-term Complication Rates Following Anterior Urethroplasty: An Analysis of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.08.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine the characteristics and predictors of perioperative complications after male anterior urethroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS The American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program is a validated outcomes-based program comprising academic and community… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; anterior urethroplasty; quality improvement; analysis ... See more keywords
Adverse Events After Microvascular Decompression: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.022
Abstract: BACKGROUND Although microvascular decompression (MVD) is a durable treatment for medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, or glossopharyngeal neuralgia attributable to neurovascular conflict, few national studies have analyzed predictors of postoperative complications. OBJECTIVE To determine… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; quality improvement; improvement program; adverse events ... See more keywords
Malnutrition as a risk factor for post-operative morbidity in gynecologic cancer: Analysis using a national surgical outcomes database.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.01.030
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To assess, using a national surgical outcomes database, the association of various malnutrition definitions with post-operative morbidity in three gynecologic malignancies. METHODS Patients undergoing resection of ovarian, uterine, or cervical cancer between 2005 and… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; using national; national surgical; surgical outcomes ... See more keywords
Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) to Perform Clinical Research in Colon and Rectal Surgery
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1673353
Abstract: Abstract The American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS‐NSQIP) is probably the most well‐known surgical database in North American and worldwide. This clinical database was first proposed by Dr. Clifford Ko, a… read more here.
Keywords: national surgical; clinical research; quality improvement;
Using the Modified Frailty Index to Predict Complications in Breast Reduction: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study of 14,160 Cases.
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DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjac059
Abstract: BACKGROUND Breast reduction is a generally well-tolerated procedure with high patient satisfaction and low risk of surgical site infection and other complications. While age, obesity and comorbidities have historically been used as surgical risk proxies,… read more here.
Keywords: surgical quality; breast reduction; frailty index; reduction ... See more keywords