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Autor:
Shauna M. Levy, Luke R. Putnam, Monica E. Lopez, Melvin S. Dassinger, Shawn D. St. Peter, Martin L. Blakely, Deidre L. Wyrick, Akemi L. Kawaguchi, Paulette I. Abbas, Adam M. Vogel, Eunice Y. Huang, Christian J. Streck, Kevin P. Lally, Robert T. Russell, Casey M. Calkins, KuoJen Tsao
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51:639-644
Surgical wound classification (SWC) is widely utilized for surgical site infection (SSI) risk stratification and hospital comparisons. We previously demonstrated that nearly half of common pediatric operations are incorrectly classified in eleven hos
Autor:
Luke R. Putnam, Shauna M. Levy, Kevin P. Lally, Lillian S. Kao, KuoJen Tsao, Galit Holzmann-Pazgal
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 50:915-918
Surgical wound class (SWC) is used to risk-stratify surgical site infections (SSI) for quality reporting. We previously demonstrated only 8% agreement between hospital-based SWC and diagnosis-based SWC for acute appendicitis. We hypothesized that edu
Autor:
Eunice Y. Huang, Martin L. Blakely, Monica E. Lopez, Melvin S. Dassinger, Shawn D. St. Peter, Christian J. Streck, Robert T. Russell, Casey M. Calkins, Kevin P. Lally, Shauna M. Levy, Akemi L. Kawaguchi, KuoJen Tsao, Eileen M. Duggan, Adam M. Vogel
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 220:323-329
Background Surgical wound classification (SWC) is used by hospitals, quality collaboratives, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to stratify patients for their risk for surgical site infection. Although these data can be used to compare centers, th
Autor:
Nathan B. Rogers, Lillian S. Kao, Luke R. Putnam, Shauna M. Levy, Madiha Sajid, KuoJen Tsao, Danielle A. Dubuisson, Kevin P. Lally
Publikováno v:
Surgery. 156:336-344
Adherence to surgical safety checklists remains challenging. Our institution demonstrated acceptable rates of checklist utilization but poor adherence to all checkpoints. We hypothesized that stepwise, multifaceted interventions would improve checkli
Autor:
KuoJen Tsao, Richard J. Andrassy, Uma R. Phatak, Shauna M. Levy, Charles S. Cox, Kevin P. Lally
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 48:2525-2529
Purpose Operative repair of large abdominal wall defects in infants and children can be challenging. Component separation technique (CST) is utilized in adults to repair large abdominal wall defects but rarely used in children. The purpose of this re
Autor:
Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, KuoJen Tsao, Kevin P. Lally, Koya Davis, Shauna M. Levy, Lillian S. Kao
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 217:969-973
Background The impact of quality measures in health care and reimbursement is growing. Ensuring the accuracy of quality measures, including any risk-stratification variables, is necessary. Surgical site infection rates, risk stratified by surgical wo
Publikováno v:
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 48:724-729
Purpose Chylothorax is a known complication in neonates after congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair. This report uses a large international registry to evaluate risk factors, treatment, morbidity, and survival associated with chylothorax in a
Autor:
Shauna M. Levy, Luke R. Putnam, Eric J. Thomas, KuoJen Tsao, Lillian S. Kao, Caroline M. Kellagher, Kevin P. Lally, Jason M. Etchegaray
Publikováno v:
The Journal of surgical research. 199(2)
Background Effective communication and patient safety practices are paramount in health care. Surgical residents play an integral role in the perioperative team, yet their perceptions of patient safety remain unclear. We hypothesized that surgical re
Autor:
Elizabeth Johnson, Karen Williams, Lillian S. Kao, Kevin P. Lally, Luke R. Putnam, Kimberlee Taylor, Shauna M. Levy, KuoJen Tsao
Publikováno v:
Surgery. 156(2)
Clinical pathways for simple (nonperforated, nongangrenous) appendicitis potentially could decrease hospital length of stay (LOS) through standardization of patient care. Our institution initiated a simple appendicitis pathway for children with the g
Autor:
Lillian S. Kao, Shauna M. Levy, Uma R. Phatak, Curtis J. Wray, Kevin P. Lally, Stefanos G. Millas, KuoJen Tsao
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 217(5)
Background Despite studies reporting successful interventions to increase antibiotic prophylaxis compliance, surgical site infections remain a significant problem. The reasons for this lack of improvement are unknown. This review evaluates the intern