Relationship of Processes and Structures of Care in General Surgery to Postoperative Outcomes: A Descriptive Analysis

Abstract

This descriptive analysis provides support for the potential importance of measuring organizational structures and processes of care in addition to risk-adjusted morbidity and mortality.

Results of Implementing an Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery (ERABS) Protocol

“…This monitoring may explain the higher number of early revisits. Additionally, ERABS allows the performance of a higher volume of bariatric procedures, which, as a result, improves the quality of surgery [41][42][43][44][45][46] without increasing perioperative morbidity [13,32,39,46,47]. As a result, ERABS protocols may increase cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery [14,39].…”

Hospital readmission after management of appendicitis at freestanding children's hospitals: contemporary trends and financial implications

“…To date, many improvements have come from a better understanding of the relative burden, root cause, and prevention of complications as they relate to surgical diseases and procedures [22][23][24]. Although the delivery of safe surgical care is and should remain our primary goal, the unsustainable trend in health care spending demands that we incorporate costcontainment measures as high-priority end points for ongoing quality improvement (QI) efforts.…”

High-Volume Bariatric Surgery in a Single Center: Safety, Quality, Cost-Efficacy and Teaching Aspects in 2,000 Consecutive Cases

“…Many authors have shown that surgical quality improves by optimizing the organization and using standardized surgical technique, with a high volume of patients undergoing the same procedure within a dedicated institution [6][7][8][9][10].…”