Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Evaluating Quality Metrics and Cost After Discharge: A Population-based Cohort Study of Value in Health Care Following Elective Major Vascular Surgery.
Early readmission to hospital after surgery is an omnipresent quality metric across surgical fields. We sought to understand the relative importance of hospital readmission among all health services received after hospital discharge. ⋯ Events occurring outside the hospital setting should be integral to the evaluation of quality of care and cost after hospitalization for major vascular surgery.
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Multicenter Study
Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors: A US National Analysis.
To investigate trends in long-term graft and patient outcomes following liver transplantation using grafts from donors ≥60 years old. ⋯ This study demonstrates significant improvement in transplant outcomes with donor grafts ≥60-years old and supports increased but judicious use of extended criteria donors liver grafts. Improved patient selection and reduction in cold ischemia time appear to be contributing factors.
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Multicenter Study
Quality Versus Quantity: The Potential Impact of Public Reporting of Hospital Safety for Complex Cancer Surgery.
To estimate the potential mortality reduction if patients chose the safest hospitals for complex cancer surgery. ⋯ Public reporting of hospital safety, specifically based on RSMR instead of volume, has the potential to lead to meaningful reductions in surgical mortality after complex cancer surgery, even in the setting of a modest patient realignment.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Survival Implications of Increased Utilization of Local Excision for cT1N0 Esophageal Cancer.
We hypothesized that patients with cT1N0 esophageal cancer undergoing local excision would have lower survival compared with esophagectomy due to potential discordant staging. ⋯ Local excision for cT1N0 esophageal cancer has increased over time. Contrary to our hypothesis, despite incomplete nodal staging, patients undergoing local excision have favorable survival, particularly in the adenocarcinoma subgroup. This may reflect early differences in mortality due to differences in procedure-related complications and/or selection bias. As this study has limited power to compare outcomes between T1a and T1b cancers, further analysis is warranted.