Published in J Am Coll Surg on November 22, 2009
A scoring system to predict unplanned intubation in patients having undergone major surgical procedures. Anesth Analg (2012) 2.67
Development and evaluation of the universal ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator: a decision aid and informed consent tool for patients and surgeons. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 2.37
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm does not improve early survival versus open repair in patients younger than 60 years. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2012) 2.11
Reliability of superficial surgical site infections as a hospital quality measure. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.90
Reliability of risk-adjusted outcomes for profiling hospital surgical quality. JAMA Surg (2014) 1.66
Brief tool to measure risk-adjusted surgical outcomes in resource-limited hospitals. Arch Surg (2012) 1.59
Association between major perioperative hemorrhage and stroke or Q-wave myocardial infarction. Circulation (2012) 1.58
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer does not increase risk of perioperative morbidity. BJU Int (2014) 1.55
Identifying patients at high risk for venous thromboembolism requiring treatment after outpatient surgery. Ann Surg (2012) 1.55
Can routine preoperative data predict adverse outcomes in the elderly? Development and validation of a simple risk model incorporating a chart-derived frailty score. J Am Coll Surg (2014) 1.48
What Are Risk Factors for 30-day Morbidity and Transfusion in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty? A Review of 1922 Cases. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2014) 1.45
Which Complications Matter Most? Prioritizing Quality Improvement in Emergency General Surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2016) 1.39
Hypoalbuminemia is disproportionately associated with adverse outcomes in obese elective surgical patients. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2014) 1.38
Adrenocortical carcinoma: clinical outcomes and prognosis of 330 patients at a tertiary care center. Eur J Endocrinol (2013) 1.16
National surgical quality improvement program underestimates the risk associated with mild and moderate postoperative acute kidney injury. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.16
Reliability of medical record abstraction by non-physicians for orthopedic research. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2013) 1.12
Risk factors for postoperative wound infections and prolonged hospitalization after ventral/incisional hernia repair. Hernia (2013) 1.05
The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. BMJ Qual Saf (2014) 1.04
A validated risk model to predict 90-day VTE events in postsurgical patients. Chest (2014) 0.99
The importance of improving the quality of emergency surgery for a regional quality collaborative. Ann Surg (2013) 0.98
Laparoscopic versus open surgical management of small bowel obstruction: an analysis of short-term outcomes. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.96
Risk index for predicting perioperative stroke, myocardial infarction, or death risk in asymptomatic patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg (2012) 0.93
Neoadjuvant radiation therapy and its impact on complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer: analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). HPB (Oxford) (2013) 0.93
Limitations of ACS-NSQIP in reporting complications for patients undergoing pancreatectomy: underscoring the need for a pancreas-specific module. World J Surg (2014) 0.91
Predicting Surgical Risk: How Much Data is Enough? AMIA Annu Symp Proc (2010) 0.90
Relative Contributions of Complications and Failure to Rescue on Mortality in Older Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy. Ann Surg (2016) 0.89
The Frank Stinchfield Award : Total Hip Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture Is Not a Typical DRG 470: A Propensity-matched Cohort Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2017) 0.89
In-hospital versus postdischarge adverse events following carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg (2013) 0.88
How do coverage policies influence practice patterns, safety, and cost of initial lumbar fusion surgery? A population-based comparison of workers' compensation systems. Spine J (2013) 0.88
Risk factors for readmission after lower extremity bypass in the American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program. J Vasc Surg (2014) 0.87
Morbidity of appendectomy and cholecystectomy in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Obstet Gynecol (2011) 0.86
Extended length of stay after surgery: complications, inefficient practice, or sick patients? JAMA Surg (2014) 0.86
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Perioperative Outcomes After Major Surgery: Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2005-2011. World J Surg (2015) 0.84
Postoperative complications in bariatric surgery using age and BMI stratification: a study using ACS-NSQIP data. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.84
Predictors of hospital readmission following revision total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2015) 0.83
Current perioperative outcomes for patients with disseminated cancer. J Surg Res (2015) 0.83
Elective laparoscopic versus open colectomy for diverticulosis: an analysis of ACS-NSQIP database. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.83
What Is the Timing of General Health Adverse Events That Occur After Total Joint Arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res (2017) 0.82
Change in Adverse Events After Enrollment in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One (2016) 0.81
Does laparoscopy reduce splenic injuries during colorectal resections? An assessment from the ACS-NSQIP database. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.81
Postoperative Morbidity by Procedure and Patient Factors Influencing Major Complications Within 30 Days Following Shoulder Surgery. Orthop J Sports Med (2014) 0.81
A validated, risk assessment tool for predicting readmission after open ventral hernia repair. Hernia (2015) 0.81
Development and validation of a risk calculator for prediction of mortality after infrainguinal bypass surgery. J Vasc Surg (2012) 0.80
Variations in definition and method of retrieval of complications influence outcomes statistics after pancreatoduodenectomy: comparison of NSQIP with non-NSQIP methods. J Am Coll Surg (2014) 0.80
Emergency surgery in patients who have undergone recent radiotherapy is associated with increased complications and mortality: review of 536 patients. World J Surg (2012) 0.80
An efficient risk adjustment model to predict inpatient adverse events after surgery. World J Surg (2014) 0.79
Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis: a case-matched analysis from a nationwide database. Tech Coloproctol (2016) 0.78
Preoperative steroid use and the risk of infectious complications after neurosurgery. Neurohospitalist (2014) 0.78
Is it time to rethink our management of dialysis patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repair? Analysis of the ACS NSQIP database. Hernia (2014) 0.77
Association between hospital imaging use and venous thromboembolism events rates based on clinical data. Ann Surg (2014) 0.77
Operative Site Drainage after Hepatectomy: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis Using the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Targeted Hepatectomy Database. J Am Coll Surg (2016) 0.77
Laparoscopic versus robotic colectomy: a national surgical quality improvement project analysis. Surg Endosc (2016) 0.77
Open repair of intact thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Vasc Surg (2013) 0.75
The impact of peri-operative blood transfusions on post-pancreatectomy short-term outcomes: an analysis from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. HPB (Oxford) (2015) 0.75
Increased Rates of Prolonged Length of Stay, Readmissions, and Discharge to Care Facilities among Postoperative Patients with Disseminated Malignancy: Implications for Clinical Practice. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Increased Operative Time for Benign Cranial Nerve Tumor Resection Correlates with Increased Morbidity Postoperatively. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base (2016) 0.75
Use and Utility of Hemostatic Screening in Adults Undergoing Elective, Non-Cardiac Surgery. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Risk factors for postoperative complications in total thyroidectomy: A retrospective, risk-adjusted analysis from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Medicine (Baltimore) (2017) 0.75
Predicting adverse outcomes after complex cancer surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 0.75
Perioperative outcome of endovascular repair for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg (2017) 0.75
Risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmission following infrainguinal endovascular interventions. J Vasc Surg (2017) 0.75
Resident involvement and experience do not affect perioperative complications following robotic prostatectomy. World J Urol (2014) 0.75
Surgical research using national databases. Ann Transl Med (2016) 0.75
Expanded indications for bariatric surgery: should patients on chronic steroids be offered bariatric procedures? Surg Obes Relat Dis (2015) 0.75
Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Tract Infections in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty. Adv Orthop (2016) 0.75
Early Surgical Site Infection Following Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction with or without Acellular Dermal Matrix: National Benchmarking Using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Arch Plast Surg (2015) 0.75
Redundancy and variability in quality and outcome reporting for cardiac and thoracic surgery. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) (2015) 0.75
The limited utility of currently available venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools in gynecological oncology patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2016) 0.75
Development of the major trauma case review tool. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2017) 0.75
Incidence and predictive risk factors of postoperative sepsis in orthopedic trauma patients. J Orthop Traumatol (2016) 0.75
Development of a risk prediction model for transfusion in carotid endarterectomy and demonstration of cost-saving potential by avoidance of "type and screen". J Vasc Surg (2016) 0.75
Venous Thromboembolism in Minimally Invasive Compared With Open Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer. Obstet Gynecol (2016) 0.75
Development of an annually updated Japanese national clinical database for chest surgery in 2014. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2016) 0.75
Increased morbidity and mortality of a concomitant colectomy during a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an NSQIP propensity-score matched analysis. HPB (Oxford) (2015) 0.75
Perioperative outcomes of infrainguinal bypass surgery in patients with and without prior revascularization. J Vasc Surg (2017) 0.75
Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes in Elderly Patients With a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Undergoing Elective and Nonelective Hip Surgery. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil (2017) 0.75
The impact of blood transfusion on perioperative outcomes following gastric cancer resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Can J Surg (2016) 0.75
Real world dehiscence rates for patients undergoing abdominoperineal resection with or without myocutaneous flap closure in the national surgical quality improvement project. Int J Colorectal Dis (2015) 0.75
Resident participation is not associated with postoperative adverse events, reoperation, or prolonged length of stay following craniotomy for brain tumor resection. J Neurooncol (2017) 0.75
Perioperative complications following colpocleisis with and without concomitant vaginal hysterectomy. Int Urogynecol J (2017) 0.75
Concurrent bariatric operations and association with perioperative outcomes: registry based cohort study. BMJ (2017) 0.75
CORR Insights(®): What Is the Timing of General Health Adverse Events That Occur After Total Joint Arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res (2017) 0.75
Functional status predicts major complications and death after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg (2017) 0.75
Hospital readmission after ovarian cancer surgery: Are we measuring surgical quality? Gynecol Oncol (2017) 0.75
Preoperative anemia associated with adverse outcomes after infrainguinal bypass surgery in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg (2017) 0.75
Colon cancer survival rates with the new American Joint Committee on Cancer sixth edition staging. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 10.61
Extent of surgery affects survival for papillary thyroid cancer. Ann Surg (2007) 4.73
The National Cancer Data Base: a powerful initiative to improve cancer care in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 3.82
National failure to operate on early stage pancreatic cancer. Ann Surg (2007) 3.65
Disparities in the utilization of high-volume hospitals for complex surgery. JAMA (2006) 3.35
Updated population-based review of carcinoid tumors. Ann Surg (2004) 3.21
Small bowel cancer in the United States: changes in epidemiology, treatment, and survival over the last 20 years. Ann Surg (2009) 3.07
Does surgical quality improve in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: an evaluation of all participating hospitals. Ann Surg (2009) 3.05
Validation of the 6th edition AJCC Pancreatic Cancer Staging System: report from the National Cancer Database. Cancer (2007) 2.85
Directing surgical quality improvement initiatives: comparison of perioperative mortality and long-term survival for cancer surgery. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.74
A comparison of clinical registry versus administrative claims data for reporting of 30-day surgical complications. Ann Surg (2012) 2.72
The aging population and its impact on the surgery workforce. Ann Surg (2003) 2.70
American Society of Clinical Oncology/National Comprehensive Cancer Network Quality Measures. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.69
Effect of delay to operation on outcomes in adults with acute appendicitis. Arch Surg (2010) 2.53
Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 2.53
Lymph node evaluation as a colon cancer quality measure: a national hospital report card. J Natl Cancer Inst (2008) 2.46
A 10-year outcomes evaluation of mucinous and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 2.45
Development and evaluation of the universal ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator: a decision aid and informed consent tool for patients and surgeons. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 2.37
Evaluation of surveillance bias and the validity of the venous thromboembolism quality measure. JAMA (2013) 2.31
Rates of colon and rectal cancers are increasing in young adults. Am Surg (2003) 2.30
The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.22
Readmissions following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreas cancer: a population-based appraisal. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 2.20
Do young colon cancer patients have worse outcomes? World J Surg (2004) 2.20
Validity and feasibility of the american college of surgeons colectomy composite outcome quality measure. Ann Surg (2013) 2.18
Factors predicting complication rates following total knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2006) 2.15
Quality improvement in surgery: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program approach. Adv Surg (2010) 2.14
Risk adjustment for comparing hospital quality with surgery: how many variables are needed? J Am Coll Surg (2010) 2.12
The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 2.12
Hospitalization before and after gastric bypass surgery. JAMA (2005) 2.12
Use and outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy for cancer in the United States. Arch Surg (2008) 2.10
Identification of surgical complications and deaths: an assessment of the traditional surgical morbidity and mortality conference compared with the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 2.07
Malignancies of the appendix: beyond case series reports. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 2.02
Surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma: does it improve survival? Ann Surg Oncol (2004) 2.01
Optimal preoperative assessment of the geriatric surgical patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.94
Assessment of pancreatic cancer care in the United States based on formally developed quality indicators. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 1.92
Comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy alone and completion axillary lymph node dissection for node-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.90
Reliability of superficial surgical site infections as a hospital quality measure. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.90
Prognostic score predicting survival after resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: analysis of 3851 patients. Ann Surg (2008) 1.90
Association between occurrence of a postoperative complication and readmission: implications for quality improvement and cost savings. Ann Surg (2013) 1.87
Preoperative predictors of weight loss following bariatric surgery: systematic review. Obes Surg (2012) 1.86
Thirty-day mortality statistics underestimate the risk of repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: a statewide experience. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.84
Optimizing ACS NSQIP modeling for evaluation of surgical quality and risk: patient risk adjustment, procedure mix adjustment, shrinkage adjustment, and surgical focus. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 1.84
Identification of specific quality improvement opportunities for the elderly undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Arch Surg (2009) 1.83
Development of an American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program: morbidity and mortality risk calculator for colorectal surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.83
Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.82
Cancer-directed surgery for localized disease: decreased use in the elderly. Ann Surg Oncol (2004) 1.80
Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis at 222 ACS NSQIP hospitals. Surgery (2010) 1.77
Underuse of axillary dissection for the management of sentinel node micrometastases in breast cancer. Arch Surg (2010) 1.76
Comparison of commission on cancer-approved and -nonapproved hospitals in the United States: implications for studies that use the National Cancer Data Base. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.75
Comparison of 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgery procedures: potential for targeted improvement. Surgery (2010) 1.74
Measuring the quality of colorectal cancer screening: the importance of follow-up. Dis Colon Rectum (2006) 1.72
Variability in length of stay after colorectal surgery: assessment of 182 hospitals in the national surgical quality improvement program. Ann Surg (2009) 1.70
Reliability adjustment for reporting hospital outcomes with surgery. Ann Surg (2012) 1.70
Are survival rates different for young and older patients with rectal cancer? Dis Colon Rectum (2004) 1.69
Small bowel obstruction: a population-based appraisal. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 1.65
Surgeon volume as a predictor of outcomes in inpatient and outpatient endocrine surgery. Surgery (2007) 1.65
Multimodality therapy for pancreatic cancer in the U.S. : utilization, outcomes, and the effect of hospital volume. Cancer (2007) 1.63
Changes in serum prostate-specific antigen levels and the identification of prostate cancer in a large managed care population. BJU Int (2013) 1.62
Missing data in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program are not missing at random: implications and potential impact on quality assessments. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.62
A meta-analysis of perioperative beta blockade: what is the actual risk reduction? Surgery (2005) 1.61
Pancreatectomy risk calculator: an ACS-NSQIP resource. HPB (Oxford) (2010) 1.61
Complete lymph node dissection for sentinel node-positive melanoma: assessment of practice patterns in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.60
Wait times for cancer surgery in the United States: trends and predictors of delays. Ann Surg (2011) 1.59
Risk factors for superficial vs deep/organ-space surgical site infections: implications for quality improvement initiatives. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.59
Using the NCDB for cancer care improvement: an introduction to available quality assessment tools. J Surg Oncol (2009) 1.58
Effect of postoperative complications on adjuvant chemotherapy use for stage III colon cancer. Ann Surg (2013) 1.56
Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.56
Risk-based selective referral for cancer surgery: a potential strategy to improve perioperative outcomes. Ann Surg (2010) 1.53
Do young breast cancer patients have worse outcomes? J Surg Res (2003) 1.53
Complication rates following open reduction and internal fixation of ankle fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2009) 1.50
Race and surgical outcomes: it is not all black and white. Ann Surg (2008) 1.48
Early outcomes of endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Private Sector (NSQIP-PS). J Vasc Surg (2005) 1.47
Risk of surgery following recent myocardial infarction. Ann Surg (2011) 1.47
Comparison of hospital performance in trauma vs emergency and elective general surgery: implications for acute care surgery quality improvement. Arch Surg (2012) 1.46
Variation in lymph node examination after esophagectomy for cancer in the United States. Arch Surg (2012) 1.46
Effect of hospital volume on margin status after pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.46
Comparison of reoperation rates following ankle arthrodesis and total ankle arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2007) 1.45
A population-based study of colorectal cancer test use: results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. Cancer (2004) 1.45
Relevance of the c-statistic when evaluating risk-adjustment models in surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.45
Negative appendectomy in pregnant women is associated with a substantial risk of fetal loss. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.44
Application of the pancreatic adenocarcinoma staging system to pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.44
Are 12 nodes needed to accurately stage T1 and T2 colon cancers? Dig Dis Sci (2008) 1.44
The role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national survey. J Surg Res (2010) 1.43
Clinicopathologic features and treatment trends of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: analysis of 9,821 patients. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 1.41
Risk adjustment in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: a comparison of logistic versus hierarchical modeling. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.40