Published in Ann Surg on December 01, 2012
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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
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Association between occurrence of a postoperative complication and readmission: implications for quality improvement and cost savings. Ann Surg (2013) 1.87
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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
Tool used to assess how well community health centers function as medical homes may be flawed. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 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
Quality-of-care indicators for the neurodevelopmental follow-up of very low birth weight children: results of an expert panel process. Pediatrics (2006) 1.82
Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.82
Impact of an annual dollar limit or "cap" on prescription drug benefits for Medicare patients. JAMA (2003) 1.81
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
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Rigorous development does not ensure that guidelines are acceptable to a panel of knowledgeable providers. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.66
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Surgeon volume as a predictor of outcomes in inpatient and outpatient endocrine surgery. Surgery (2007) 1.65
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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
Visual acuity following cataract surgeries in relation to preoperative appropriateness ratings. Med Decis Making (2003) 1.58
Using the NCDB for cancer care improvement: an introduction to available quality assessment tools. J Surg Oncol (2009) 1.58