Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To examine the extent to which multiple, sequential complications impacts variation in institutional postoperative mortality rates. BACKGROUND:Failure to rescue (FTR) has been proposed as an underlying factor in hospital variation in surgical mortality. However, little is currently known about hospital variation in FTR after multiple complications or the contribution of sequential complications to variation. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 266,101 patients within the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2000-2014) who underwent a subset of high-mortality inpatient general, vascular, or thoracic procedures. The association between number of postoperative complications (0, 1, 2, or ≥3) and 30-day mortality across quintiles of hospital risk-adjusted mortality was evaluated with multivariable, multilevel mixed-effects models. RESULTS:Among patients who had a complication, over half (60.9%) had 1, but those with more than 1 accounted for the majority of the deaths (63.1%). Across hospital quintiles, there were no differences in complications (23.5% very low mortality vs 23.6% very high mortality; trend test P = 0.15). FTR increased significantly (12.0% vs 18.1%; trend test P < 0.001) with an incremental impact as complications accrued (6.7% 1 complication vs 26.1% ≥3, lowest quintile; 11.7% 1 complication vs 33.0% ≥3, highest quintile). However, the risk of FTR associated with increasing complications remained relatively constant across hospital quintiles and was not explained by differences in patients presenting with multiple complications on the index complicated day. CONCLUSIONS:FTR occurs predominantly among patients who have more than 1 complication with a dose-response relationship as complications accrue. As this dose-response relationship is observed across hospitals, surgical quality improvement efforts may benefit by shifting focus to broader interventions designed to prevent subsequent complications at all hospitals.
journal_name
Ann Surgjournal_title
Annals of surgeryauthors
Massarweh NN,Anaya DA,Kougias P,Bakaeen FG,Awad SS,Berger DHdoi
10.1097/SLA.0000000000001917subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-07-01 00:00:00pages
59-65issue
1eissn
0003-4932issn
1528-1140journal_volume
266pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pylorus resection on postoperative delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after partial pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). BACKGROUND:PD is the standard treatment for tumors of the pancreatic head. Preservation of the pylorus has been widely accepted as standard proce...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002480
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic liver resections. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The use of the laparoscopic approach for liver resections has remained limited for technical reasons. Progress in laparoscopic procedures and the development of dedicated technology have made it possible to conside...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-200012000-00004
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used for temporary circulatory support pending transplantation or recovery of the native heart. Outcome in 38 patients treated at the authors' institution with VADs pending transplantation was analyzed to provide information relevant to the future use...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-199706000-00007
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary hyperparathyroidism was studied in a well-defined geriatric population of 1129 individuals during a three-month interval. Primary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed in 1.5%. The diagnosis was based on a morphologic and biochemic basis. From clinical material consisting of 400 patients treated surgically for pri...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198302000-00003
更新日期:1983-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The role of early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) remains controversial. Previous studies have included only a relatively small number of patients with predicted severe ABP. We investigated the clinical effects of early ERCP in these pati...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a77bb4
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Release from platelets of a factor mitogenic for smooth muscle cells is a postulated mechanism for the pathogenesis of vascular intimal hyperplasia. In this study the effect of antiplatelet therapy was evaluated. Aspirin (165 mg twice daily) and dipyridamole (25 mg twice daily) were administered to six rhesus monkeys ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198002000-00018
更新日期:1980-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The subcutaneous administration of insulin did not induce a significant effect on oxidative phosphorylation of the mitochondria from normal rat liver. However, in rats subjected to ligation of a branch of portal vein, the phosphorylative activity of the mitochondria from the ligated lobe deprived of portal blood fell ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197411000-00002
更新日期:1974-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the survival and function of hepatocytes (HCs) on a novel three-dimensional (3D) synthetic biodegradable polymer scaffold with an intrinsic network of interconnected channels under continuous flow conditions. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The authors' laboratory has investigated HC transplantation usin...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-199807000-00002
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Occurence of gastroenteric fistulae in non-surgically treated peptic ulcer disease is rare as suggested by only 26 cases published in the literature so far. We had the opportunity to care for 3 patients with this problem in a period of one year. At our institution, a search of the medical records dating back to 1955 y...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197608000-00017
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This multicenter study sought to evaluate the accuracy of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program's (ACS-NSQIP) surgical risk calculator for predicting outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and to determine whether incorporating other factors improves its predictive ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000001796
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the results of liver resection for patients with bilateral hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. We aimed to assess the evolution of the technical approach over time and correlations with morbidity, mortality, and oncologic outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181557e47
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the risk factors for conversion during laparoscopic liver resection and its effect on patient outcome in a large cohort of patients. Additional analysis of outcomes in patients who required conversion for unfavorable intraoperative findings and conversion for unfavorable intraoperative events w...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002332
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study tested the validity of the hypothesis that eradication of esophageal varices by repeated injection sclerotherapy would reduce recurrent variceal bleeding and death from bleeding varices in a high-risk cohort of alcoholic patients with cirrhosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although banding of esophage...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000231704.45005.4e
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A female patient with Gardner's syndrome was treated with delta1-testololactone (200 mg daily) because of growth of a large desmoid tumor in the pelvis and lower abdomen and a tumor in a scar from a previous laparotomy. There was also pain and swelling of the left leg. An immediate effect of the drug therapy was compl...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197503000-00009
更新日期:1975-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::During the past 20 months, 28 patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux were treated with the Angelchik anti-reflux prosthesis. The patients ranged in age from 12 to 75 years, with symptoms present from one to 24 years. Vigorous medical management had failed with all patients prior to surgery. Before operation...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198206000-00002
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of clinically significant decision conflict (CSDC) among patients undergoing cancer surgery and associations with postoperative physical activity, as measured through smartphone accelerometer data. BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer face challenging treatment decisions, which may lea...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004487
更新日期:2020-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::Cadaver kidneys remain a scarce resource, yet single pediatric donor kidneys are underutilized at some centers. Between 1967 and 1984, 133 single pediatric and 318 adult donor cadaver transplants were performed. Patient and graft survival, renal function, and complications in adult recipients grouped by donor age were...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198608000-00011
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) was performed as an adjunct to an operation in 43 patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency. This represents 26% of patients undergoing PTA over the past 44 months. In 23 patients PTA was done in conjunction with planned vascular reconstruction. It was successful in al...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198206000-00016
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients recovering from acute respiratory insufficiency are usually not extubated until they can ventilate adequately while breathing spontaneously at ambient end-expiratory pressure (T-tube). It is hypothesized that this period of T-tube breathing might be detrimental to gas exchange since the endotracheal tube abol...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198005000-00004
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine factors influencing surgical research and assess the current state of training future surgical scientists. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The number of surgeons actively engaged in research seems to be decreasing. Training future surgical scientists to increase these numbers depends on a variety of facto...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e318163d27d
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies have suggested a variety of factors that may affect the false negative (FN) rate for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in breast cancer. Because FN results are relatively rare, no prior studies have had sufficient sample size to allow detailed statistical analysis of factors pred...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000165200.32722.02
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The management of impaired respiratory gas exchange in patients with nonuniform posttraumatic and septic adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) contains its own therapeutic paradox, since the need for volume-controlled ventilation and PEEP in the lung with the most reduced compliance increases pulmonary barotrauma...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198510000-00004
更新日期:1985-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Delivery of cardioplegic (CP) solutions to all regions of the myocardium is critical for optimal myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. However, there are little data regarding the effects of CP agents upon coronary vascular resistance (CVR) and CP delivery. Accordingly, we evaluated blood CP (Hct 30) delivery ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198309000-00003
更新日期:1983-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The pattern of failure was studied in 1012 patients with resected Stage I or II non-small-cell carcinoma of the lung. Initial intrathoracic failure (41%) was more common than initial extrathoracic failure (34%) even though a complete resection was the intent in all patients. The most frequent sites of initial failure ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-198701000-00012
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Truncal vagotomy (TV) is known to increase the feeding stimulated acid output of Heidenhain pouches. A series of experiments were performed in dogs to see if proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV) also had this effect. Dogs were prepared with gastric fistulas (GF) and Heidenhain pouches (HP). Gastric function testing include...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197811000-00011
更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diminished poststenotic pressure and flow accompanied experimental application of multiple subcritical arterial stenoses in series. Effects of additional stenoses, causing equivalent constrictions, were cumulative in a nonlinear fashion. Seven-hundred-twenty measurements were performed using 10 cm ileofemoral canine a...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197711000-00020
更新日期:1977-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Controversy exists on the use of mesh in the repair of paraesophageal hernias (PEH). This debate centers around the type of mesh used, its value in preventing recurrence, its short- and long-term complications, and the consequences of those complications compared with primary repair. Decision analysis is a m...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182822c8c
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A patient with a syphilitic aneurysm of the aorta treated by the insertion of wire is presented. The patient remained well for almost 40 years, but finally succumbed after rupture. The autopsy findings are discussed. To our knowledge, this represents the longest reported survival after treatment of an aortic aneurysm ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00000658-197612000-00014
更新日期:1976-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Some, but not all, studies using registry data have suggested a small but significant long-term survival advantage following a curative surgical resection of gastric cancer at hospitals where the volume of such surgeries is high. However, because such data may be significantly influenced by the impact of pos...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000245469.35088.42
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to define the best available option for video capture of surgical procedures for educational and archival purposes, with a view to identifying methods of capturing high-quality footage and identifying common pitfalls. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Several options exist for those who wish ...
journal_title:Annals of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000250441.69758.cd
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00