After recent UK policy developments, considerable attention has been focused upon how
clinical specialties measure and report on the quality of care delivered to patients. Defining …

AIMS: We propose a summarizing measure for outcome indicators, representing the
proportion of patients for whom all desired short-term outcomes of care (a 'textbook …

Objectives To quantify post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rates in England by
using recent World Endoscopy Organisation guidelines, compare incidence among …

Background There is increasing evidence of variable standards of care for patients
undergoing emergency general surgery in the National Health Service (NHS). The aim of …

Background. Variations in patient outcomes between providers have been described for
emergency admissions, including general surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Background Complication management appears to be of vital importance to differences in
survival following surgery between surgical units. Failure-to-rescue (FTR) rates have not yet …

Current demand for accountability and efficiency of healthcare organizations, combined with
the greater availability of routine data on clinical care and outcomes, has led to an increased …

In this expository paper, we review methods for monitoring medical outcomes with a focus
on surgical quality. We discuss the importance and role of risk adjustment. We give the …

Objective Prolonged air leak increases costs and worsens outcomes after pulmonary
resection. We aimed to develop a clinical prediction tool for prolonged air leak using …

Background Traditional metrics may inadequately represent rates of attaining optimal
oncologic care. We evaluated a composite “textbook oncologic outcome”(TOO) to assess the …