Weight and type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis
H Buchwald, R Estok, K Fahrbach, D Banel… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing
worldwide. The objective of this review and meta-analysis is to determine the impact of …
worldwide. The objective of this review and meta-analysis is to determine the impact of …
[HTML][HTML] Surgical research using national databases
RK Alluri, H Leland, N Heckmann - Annals of translational medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent changes in healthcare and advances in technology have increased the use of large-
volume national databases in surgical research. These databases have been used to …
volume national databases in surgical research. These databases have been used to …
The Elixhauser comorbidity method outperforms the Charlson index in predicting inpatient death after orthopaedic surgery
ME Menendez, V Neuhaus, CN van Dijk… - Clinical Orthopaedics and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Scores derived from comorbidities can help with risk adjustment of quality and
safety data. The Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity measures are well-known risk …
safety data. The Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity measures are well-known risk …
Textbook outcomes among medicare patients undergoing hepatopancreatic surgery
Objective: To define and test “Textbook Outcome”(TO)—a composite measure for healthcare
quality—among Medicare patients undergoing hepatopancreatic resections. Hospital …
quality—among Medicare patients undergoing hepatopancreatic resections. Hospital …
A multi-institutional international analysis of textbook outcomes among patients undergoing curative-intent resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Importance Composite measures may be superior to individual measures for the analysis of
hospital performance and quality of surgical care. Objective To determine the incidence of a …
hospital performance and quality of surgical care. Objective To determine the incidence of a …
Textbook outcome as a composite measure in oesophagogastric cancer surgery
LAD Busweiler, MG Schouwenburg… - Journal of British …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Quality assurance is acknowledged as a crucial factor in the assessment of
oncological surgical care. The aim of this study was to develop a composite measure of …
oncological surgical care. The aim of this study was to develop a composite measure of …
[图书][B] Report to the congress, Medicare payment policy
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (US) - 2003 - books.google.com
This report includes two new features. The report begins by examining Medicare spending
trends and by comparing Medicare spending to the size of the Federal budget, the US …
trends and by comparing Medicare spending to the size of the Federal budget, the US …
Pledging to eliminate low-volume surgery
DR Urbach - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
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Adherence to surgical care improvement project measures and the association with postoperative infections
Context The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) aims to reduce surgical infectious
complication rates through measurement and reporting of 6 infection-prevention process-of …
complication rates through measurement and reporting of 6 infection-prevention process-of …
Trends in mortality in bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
H Buchwald, R Estok, K Fahrbach, D Banel, I Sledge - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of published mortality
data after bariatric surgery. METHODS: The review includes all papers published in English …
data after bariatric surgery. METHODS: The review includes all papers published in English …