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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
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J Am Coll Surg
|
2004
|
3.65
|
|
2
|
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in non-veterans administration hospitals: initial demonstration of feasibility.
|
Ann Surg
|
2002
|
3.44
|
|
3
|
Development and validation of an acute kidney injury risk index for patients undergoing general surgery: results from a national data set.
|
Anesthesiology
|
2009
|
2.59
|
|
4
|
Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study.
|
Ann Surg
|
2008
|
2.34
|
|
5
|
The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2007
|
2.22
|
|
6
|
How a regional collaborative of hospitals and physicians in Michigan cut costs and improved the quality of care.
|
Health Aff (Millwood)
|
2011
|
2.22
|
|
7
|
Who pays for poor surgical quality? Building a business case for quality improvement.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2006
|
2.03
|
|
8
|
Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes as measured by the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP).
|
Ann Surg
|
2007
|
1.81
|
|
9
|
Morphometric age and surgical risk.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2013
|
1.73
|
|
10
|
Preoperative and intraoperative predictors of cardiac adverse events after general, vascular, and urological surgery.
|
Anesthesiology
|
2009
|
1.72
|
|
11
|
Incremental costs of post-liver transplantation complications.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2007
|
1.63
|
|
12
|
Clinical redesign using all patient refined diagnosis related groups.
|
Pediatrics
|
2004
|
1.62
|
|
13
|
A validation study of a retrospective venous thromboembolism risk scoring method.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
1.59
|
|
14
|
The association of body mass index to postoperative outcomes in elderly vascular surgery patients: a reverse J-curve phenomenon.
|
Anesth Analg
|
2010
|
1.57
|
|
15
|
Identifying patients at high risk for venous thromboembolism requiring treatment after outpatient surgery.
|
Ann Surg
|
2012
|
1.55
|
|
16
|
Patients' perspectives of care and surgical outcomes in Michigan: an analysis using the CAHPS hospital survey.
|
Ann Surg
|
2014
|
1.52
|
|
17
|
Evaluating individual surgeons based on total hospital costs: evidence for variation in both total costs and volatility of costs.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2006
|
1.49
|
|
18
|
Financial implications of surgical complications in pediatric liver transplantation.
|
Pediatr Transplant
|
2008
|
1.48
|
|
19
|
Variation in Transfusion Practices and the Effect on Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery.
|
Ann Surg
|
2015
|
1.46
|
|
20
|
Is routine ureteral stenting cost-effective in renal transplantation?
|
J Urol
|
2007
|
1.41
|
|
21
|
A comparison of in-hospital mortality risk conferred by high hospital occupancy, differences in nurse staffing levels, weekend admission, and seasonal influenza.
|
Med Care
|
2010
|
1.36
|
|
22
|
A better approach to medical malpractice claims? The University of Michigan experience.
|
J Health Life Sci Law
|
2009
|
1.32
|
|
23
|
Biliary complications following liver transplantation in the model for end-stage liver disease era: effect of donor, recipient, and technical factors.
|
Liver Transpl
|
2008
|
1.30
|
|
24
|
A statewide assessment of surgical site infection following colectomy: the role of oral antibiotics.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
1.29
|
|
25
|
The Michigan surgical quality collaborative: will a statewide quality improvement initiative pay for itself?
|
Ann Surg
|
2007
|
1.27
|
|
26
|
Measurement of foot traffic in the operating room: implications for infection control.
|
Am J Med Qual
|
2009
|
1.26
|
|
27
|
Do the AHRQ patient safety indicators flag conditions that are present at the time of hospital admission?
|
Med Care
|
2008
|
1.22
|
|
28
|
Long-term survival after liver transplantation in children with metabolic disorders.
|
Pediatr Transplant
|
2002
|
1.21
|
|
29
|
Antibiotic choice is independently associated with risk of surgical site infection after colectomy: a population-based cohort study.
|
Ann Surg
|
2013
|
1.20
|
|
30
|
Informatics and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: automated processes could replace manual record review.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2008
|
1.13
|
|
31
|
Partnering with payers to improve surgical quality: the Michigan plan.
|
Surgery
|
2005
|
1.12
|
|
32
|
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver disseminated to the peritoneum treated with liver transplantation and interferon alpha-2B.
|
Transplantation
|
2002
|
1.09
|
|
33
|
Nurturing a culture of patient safety and achieving lower malpractice risk through disclosure: lessons learned and future directions.
|
Front Health Serv Manage
|
2012
|
1.07
|
|
34
|
Detecting the blind spot: complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement.
|
Surgery
|
2007
|
1.03
|
|
35
|
Factors associated with and consequences of unplanned post-operative intubation in elderly vascular and general surgery patients.
|
Eur J Anaesthesiol
|
2011
|
1.00
|
|
36
|
A validated risk model to predict 90-day VTE events in postsurgical patients.
|
Chest
|
2014
|
0.99
|
|
37
|
Body mass index and adverse perioperative outcomes following hepatic resection.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
38
|
Real money: complications and hospital costs in trauma patients.
|
Surgery
|
2008
|
0.98
|
|
39
|
Gender imbalance in living donor renal transplantation.
|
Transplantation
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
40
|
Long-term follow-up of percutaneous transhepatic balloon cholangioplasty in the management of biliary strictures after liver transplantation.
|
Transplantation
|
2004
|
0.94
|
|
41
|
Renal allograft survival in transplant recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
42
|
A statewide, community-based assessment of alvimopan's effect on surgical outcomes.
|
Ann Surg
|
2013
|
0.94
|
|
43
|
Improving mortality following emergent surgery in older patients requires focus on complication rescue.
|
Ann Surg
|
2013
|
0.93
|
|
44
|
A statewide colectomy experience: the role of full bowel preparation in preventing surgical site infection.
|
Ann Surg
|
2014
|
0.90
|
|
45
|
A statewide consortium of surgical care: a longitudinal investigation of vascular operative procedures at 16 hospitals.
|
Surgery
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
46
|
Abdominal aortic calcification and surgical outcomes in patients with no known cardiovascular risk factors.
|
Ann Surg
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
47
|
Emergent versus elective cholecystectomy: conversion rates and outcomes.
|
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
48
|
Bowel preparation for colectomy and risk of Clostridium difficile infection.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
49
|
The effect of increased hip flexion using stirrups on lower-extremity venous flow: a prospective observational study.
|
Am J Surg
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
50
|
Cost of major surgery in the sarcopenic patient.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
51
|
Risk factors for prolonged length of stay after urologic surgery: the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2008
|
0.85
|
|
52
|
Liver transplantation in children with metabolic disorders in the United States.
|
Am J Transplant
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
53
|
Prophylactic antibiotic practices for colectomy in Michigan.
|
Am J Surg
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
54
|
Comparing performance of Morbidity and Mortality Conference and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for detection of complications after urologic surgery.
|
Urology
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
55
|
Toward prospective identification of high-risk surgical patients.
|
Am Surg
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
56
|
Early pancreas transplant outcomes with histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate preservation: a multicenter study.
|
Transplantation
|
2006
|
0.81
|
|
57
|
Evaluation of or staffing and postoperative patient outcomes.
|
AORN J
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
58
|
Improving the care of elderly adults undergoing surgery in Michigan.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2014
|
0.79
|
|
59
|
Preoperative risk factors for postoperative Clostridium difficile infection in colectomy patients.
|
Am J Surg
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
60
|
Pancreatic Resection Results in a Statewide Surgical Collaborative.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2015
|
0.79
|
|
61
|
Failure to rescue measure: validation of community- and hospital-acquired complications.
|
J Nurs Adm
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
62
|
Don't give up on bowel preps-yet.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
63
|
Physician wellness and patient safety.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
64
|
Prophylactic Antibiotic Choice and Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Hysterectomy.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2016
|
0.78
|
|
65
|
Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after hysterectomy.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2015
|
0.78
|
|
66
|
Hospital readmissions after colectomy: a population-based study.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
67
|
Reliability of surgeon-specific reporting of complications after colectomy.
|
Ann Surg
|
2015
|
0.77
|
|
68
|
Contribution of body mass index to postoperative outcome in minority patients.
|
J Hosp Med
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
69
|
Vascular access outcomes using the transposed basilic vein arteriovenous fistula.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
70
|
Evaluation of pancreatic allograft dysfunction by laparoscopic biopsy.
|
Transplantation
|
2002
|
0.76
|
|
71
|
The impact of high body mass index on postoperative complications and resource utilization in minority patients.
|
J Natl Med Assoc
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
72
|
Complication rates of ostomy surgery are high and vary significantly between hospitals.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Insurance Type and Major Complications After Hysterectomy.
|
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Hospital Analgesia Practices and Patient-reported Pain After Colorectal Resection.
|
Ann Surg
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Population-based Assessment of Intraoperative Fluid Administration Practices Across Three Surgical Specialties.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Baseline measure of alcohol-based skin preparation agents before 2011 National Quality Forum recommendation in a general surgery population.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Multi-institutional assessment of sphincter preservation for rectal cancer.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Optimizing Value of Colon Surgery in Michigan.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Billing and reimbursement for pediatric surgical services: a unique assessment of a complex process.
|
J Pediatr Surg
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Medicare's new hospital payment rule: limitations and unintended consequences.
|
Am J Med Qual
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
Preoperative and intraoperative risk factors associated with 30-day morbidity following urological surgery: the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
|
J Urol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Targeting Value-Driven Quality Improvement for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Michigan.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Local anesthesia: a strategy for reducing surgical site infections?
|
World J Surg
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Exploratory analyses of the "failure to rescue" measure: evaluation through medical record review.
|
J Nurs Care Qual
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Leadership at the front line: a clinical partnership model on general care inpatient units.
|
Am J Med Qual
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
The relationship between nurse staffing and failure to rescue: where does it matter most?
|
J Patient Saf
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Compared With Povidone-Iodine for Preoperative Topical Antisepsis for Abdominal Hysterectomy.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Oral antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections following colon surgery.
|
Adv Surg
|
2011
|
0.75
|