November 29, 2017

Examining surgical outcomes to identify procedures needing additional QI efforts

Editor's Note

This analysis of 10 surgical procedures accrued into the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) between 2008 and 2015, identified which procedures improved the most from QI efforts and which needed more.

Hepatectomy demonstrated the greatest improvement across the greatest number of outcomes (4 of 6), and urinary tract infection rates improved across the greatest number of procedures (8 of 10).

Surgical site infection rates after pancreatectomy significantly increased, however, identifying an urgent need for additional concerted QI efforts.

 

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