Objective To systematically quantify the prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable
patient harm across a range of medical settings globally. Design Systematic review and …

Pancreatic cancer is likely to become the second most frequent cause of cancer-associated
mortality within the next decade. Surgical resection with adjuvant systemic chemotherapy …

Importance Surgeon sex is associated with differential postoperative outcomes, though the
mechanism remains unclear. Sex concordance of surgeons and patients may represent a …

Background Early recognition and management of postoperative complications, before they
become clinically relevant, can improve postoperative outcomes for patients, especially for …

Background Variation in post-operative mortality rates has been associated with differences
in registered nurse staffing levels. When nurse staffing levels are lower there is also a higher …

Background Elective endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm results in lower
perioperative mortality than traditional open repair, but after 4 years this survival advantage …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

We use insurance claims data covering 28% of individuals with employer-sponsored health
insurance in the United States to study the variation in health spending on the privately …

Background: As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there
remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of …

Standards for definitions and use of outcome measures for cl... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Standards for definitions and use of outcome measures for clinical …