Elective Surgery in the United States: Location Matters
December 13, 2012 | Story
Wide variation in surgery highlights role of patient preference in medical decisions.
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Laparoscopic Colectomy for the Treatment of Cancer Has Been Widely Adopted in the United States
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Laparoscopic resection of the colon is an effective alternative to open surgery in the treatment of colon cancer, but previous studies have estimated that laparoscopic techniques are used in only 10 percent of colon resections. This research was con ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Risk
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Current efforts to improve the cost-effectiveness of health care focus on assessing accurately the value of technologically complex, costly medical treatments for individual patients and society. These efforts universally acknowledge that the determ ...
The Association Between Diffusion of the Surgical Robot and Radical Prostatectomy Rates
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine the relationship between the acquisition of surgical robots and the amount of radical prostatectomy (RP) procedures in hospitals and regions found increased performance of RPs in hospitals and regions that had surgical robots.
Improving Patient Decision-Making in Health Care
February 24, 2011 | Report
The report compares the rates of elective, or "preference-sensitive," procedures across regions and suggests that differences in clinicians' personal beliefs and opinions contribute to the variation.
Trends and Variations in Cervical Spine Surgery in the United States
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors examined trends in spinal surgeries in Medicare beneficiaries over 65 between 1992-2005. Their analyses showed that rates of cervical spinal fusions had increased 206 percent, and that geographical variation in rates for such surgeries was very large. Indications for these procedures should be more clearly defined.
Mortality Increases When Radical Cystectomy is Delayed More Than 12 Weeks
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
When surgery is delayed beyond 12 weeks from diagnosis for patients suffering from muscle-invasive bladder cancer, mortality rates rise significantly.
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for Complex Surgery
October 25, 2006 | Journal Article
Referring patients to hospitals that perform high volumes of specific surgical procedures has been associated with better outcomes for those surgical procedures. Less is known about the patient characteristics of those who receive care at low- and h ...
Boosting Nurse Education Gives Patients a Better Chance After Surgery
March 5, 2013 | Story
New study shows fewer deaths in hospitals that have higher percentages of nurses with baccalaureate degrees.
Variation in Surgical Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Surgical complications vary by hospital setting and surgeon’s specialty.