Improving Patient Decision-Making: Mountain States
December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the Mountain states.
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Improving Patient Decision-Making: Pacific States
December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the Pacific states.
Variation in the Quality of Surgical Care for Uterovaginal Prolapse
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of the relationship of hospital characteristics to compliance with uterovaginal prolapse treatment recommendations found that although high-volume, teaching and private hospitals had better compliance rates than disproportionate share and public hospitals, compliance rates were low in all hospital types.
Hospitals' Acquisition of Surgical Robots Prompts More Surgery
April 21, 2011 | Story
A group of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars finds that rates of radical prostatectomies increase when hospitals invest in surgical robots.
Physician-Ownership of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Linked to Higher Volume of Surgeries
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Many physicians confronting declining reimbursement from insurers have invested in ambulatory surgery centers, where they perform outpatient surgical and diagnostic procedures.
Conference Attendees Call for More Studies of the Long-Term Effects of Anesthesia
October 26, 2005 | Program Result Report
In 2004, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation sponsored a conference on the long-term effects of anesthesia on patients and made three recommendations of areas for future research.
Outcomes Following Cholecystectomy in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Biliary tract disease can occur in pregnant women due to increased estrogen and progesterone levels. Cholecystectomy has reduced complications from the disease. This study performed a cross-sectional analysis of pregnant women treated for biliary tract disease between 1999 and 2006.
Nature Versus Nurture Study of Deceased-Donor Pairs in Kidney Transplantation
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study reports important donor effects on the risks of delayed graft function (DGF) and allograft failure in kidney transplant patients. It suggests opportunities to improve transplant outcomes and decrease the significant health and economic costs associated with transplant failure.
Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical infection requiring an operation, and LOS can vary widely. While efforts to shorten LOS have focused on elective operations, this study determined that operative time of day had the greatest impact.
Rates of First Infection Following Kidney Transplant in the United States
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined trends and risk factors for post-transplant infections, the second most common cause of death after kidney transplant, in adult kidney transplant patients. Researchers found that the incidence of most infections has changed little since 1995.