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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedHaynes AB, Edmondson LB, Lipsitz SR
Mortality trends after a voluntary checklist-based surgical safety collaborative.
This study sought to determine whether completion of a voluntary, checklist-based surgical quality improvement program is associated with reduced 30-day postoperative mortality. It It found that, despite similar pre-existing rates and trends of postoperative mortality, hospitals in South Carolina completing a voluntary checklist-based surgical quality improvement program had a reduction in deaths after inpatient surgery over the first 3 years of the collaborative compared with other hospitals in the state.
AHRQ-funded; HS019631.
Citation: Haynes AB, Edmondson LB, Lipsitz SR .
Mortality trends after a voluntary checklist-based surgical safety collaborative.
Annals of Surgery 2017 Dec;266(6):923-29. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002249.
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Keywords: Mortality, Patient Safety, Surgery, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Gingrich AA, Bateni SB, Monjazeb AM
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy is associated with R0 resection and improved survival for patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma undergoing surgery: a national cancer database analysis.
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy (RT) is increasingly advocated for the management of soft tissue sarcoma (STS). This study sought to characterize the impact of neoadjuvant RT on rates of R0 resection and overall survival (OS) in extremity STS patients undergoing surgery. The authors concluded that preoperative RT independently predicts higher rates of R0 resection for patients with extremity STS undergoing surgical resection. Negative surgical margins and pre- or postoperative RT are associated with improved OS.
AHRQ-funded; HS022236.
Citation: Gingrich AA, Bateni SB, Monjazeb AM .
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy is associated with R0 resection and improved survival for patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma undergoing surgery: a national cancer database analysis.
Ann Surg Oncol 2017 Oct;24(11):3252-63. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-6019-8..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Cancer, Mortality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient Safety
Valley TS, Walkey AJ, Lindenauer PK
Association between noninvasive ventilation and mortality among older patients with pneumonia.
The researchers aimed to determine the relationship between receipt of noninvasive ventilation and outcomes for patients with pneumonia in a real-world setting. Patients receiving noninvasive ventilation were more likely to be older, male, white, rural-dwelling, and have fewer comorbidities. Among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with pneumonia who received mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation use was not associated with a real-world mortality benefit.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Valley TS, Walkey AJ, Lindenauer PK .
Association between noninvasive ventilation and mortality among older patients with pneumonia.
Crit Care Med 2017 Mar;45(3):e246-e54. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002076.
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Keywords: Elderly, Mortality, Patient Safety, Outcomes