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Ryan Merkow
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United States
  1. Divergent Trends in Postoperative Length of Stay and Postdischarge Complications over Time. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Sep; 50(9):630-637.
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    Score: 0.097
  2. Association of pathologic factors with postoperative venous thromboembolism after gastrointestinal cancer surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jun; 28(6):813-819.
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    Score: 0.096
  3. Association Between Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities and Hospital Performance in Treatment and Outcomes for Patients with Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb; 31(2):1075-1086.
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    Score: 0.094
  4. Evaluation of emergency department treat-and-release encounters after major gastrointestinal surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug; 128(2):402-408.
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    Score: 0.090
  5. Surgical Cancer Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Taking Care of America's Vulnerable Patients. JAMA Surg. 2022 04 01; 157(4):e217587.
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    Score: 0.084
  6. Reliability of Surgical Risk Calculator Performance Assessment in Single-Institution Data. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 12; 231(6):656-657.
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    Score: 0.076
  7. A Textbook Answer to the Debate About Medicare's Prospective Payment System Exemption? Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 27(6):1730-1732.
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    Score: 0.073
  8. Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative Factors Associated with Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Cancer Resection. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 01; 24(1):144-154.
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    Score: 0.070
  9. Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot? BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 02; 29(2):103-112.
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    Score: 0.069
  10. Utilization and Treatment Patterns of Cytoreduction Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jan; 27(1):214-221.
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    Score: 0.069
  11. Abrupt Discontinuation of the Codman Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump: Considerations in the Era of Precision Medicine. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 08; 229(2):217-219.
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    Score: 0.068
  12. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: National Cancer Database (NCDB). JAMA Surg. 2018 09 01; 153(9):850-851.
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    Score: 0.065
  13. Quality of Cancer Surveillance Clinical Practice Guidelines: Specificity and Consistency of Recommendations. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 05 01; 177(5):701-709.
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    Score: 0.059
  14. Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery in the United States. JAMA. 2015 Feb 03; 313(5):483-95.
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    Score: 0.051
  15. Postoperative complications reduce adjuvant chemotherapy use in resectable pancreatic cancer. Ann Surg. 2014 Aug; 260(2):372-7.
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    Score: 0.049
  16. Treatment trends, risk of lymph node metastasis, and outcomes for localized esophageal cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Jul; 106(7).
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    Score: 0.049
  17. Adherence with postdischarge venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis recommendations after colorectal cancer surgery among elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul; 260(1):103-8.
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    Score: 0.049
  18. Relationship between cancer center accreditation and performance on publicly reported quality measures. Ann Surg. 2014 Jun; 259(6):1091-7.
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    Score: 0.049
  19. Differences in patients, surgical complexity, and outcomes after cancer surgery at National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers compared to other hospitals. Med Care. 2013 Jul; 51(7):606-13.
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    Score: 0.046
  20. Validity and feasibility of the american college of surgeons colectomy composite outcome quality measure. Ann Surg. 2013 Mar; 257(3):483-9.
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    Score: 0.045
  21. Effect of including cancer-specific variables on risk-adjusted hospital surgical quality comparisons. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun; 20(6):1766-73.
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    Score: 0.044
  22. Short-term outcomes after esophagectomy at 164 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hospitals: effect of operative approach and hospital-level variation. Arch Surg. 2012 Nov; 147(11):1009-16.
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    Score: 0.044
  23. Currently available quality improvement initiatives in surgical oncology. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2012 Jul; 21(3):367-75, vii.
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    Score: 0.043
  24. Importance of and adherence to lymph node staging standards in gastrointestinal cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2012 Jul; 21(3):407-16, viii.
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    Score: 0.043
  25. Variation in lymph node examination after esophagectomy for cancer in the United States. Arch Surg. 2012 Jun; 147(6):505-11.
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    Score: 0.042
  26. Effect of histologic subtype on treatment and outcomes for esophageal cancer in the United States. Cancer. 2012 Jul 01; 118(13):3268-76.
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    Score: 0.041
  27. Use of multimodality neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer in the United States: assessment of 987 hospitals. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Feb; 19(2):357-64.
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    Score: 0.040
  28. Variability in reoperation rates at 182 hospitals: a potential target for quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Nov; 209(5):557-64.
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    Score: 0.035
  29. Emergency department use after outpatient thyroidectomy across three states. Surgery. 2024 01; 175(1):41-47.
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    Score: 0.023
  30. Association of Surgical Resident Wellness With Medical Errors and Patient Outcomes. Ann Surg. 2021 08 01; 274(2):396-402.
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    Score: 0.020
  31. Association between surgical approach and survival following resection of abdominopelvic malignancies. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Mar; 121(4):620-629.
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    Score: 0.018
  32. A comprehensive national survey on thoughts of leaving residency, alternative career paths, and reasons for staying in general surgery training. Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):227-232.
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    Score: 0.018
  33. An Empirical National Assessment of the Learning Environment and Factors Associated With Program Culture. Ann Surg. 2019 10; 270(4):585-592.
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    Score: 0.018
  34. The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Hospital Ratings: Pitfalls Of Grading On A Single Curve. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 09; 38(9):1523-1529.
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    Score: 0.017
  35. Defining the Content for a Quality and Safety in Surgery Curriculum Using a Nominal Group Technique. J Surg Educ. 2019 May - Jun; 76(3):795-801.
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    Score: 0.017
  36. Evaluating the Impact of the Venous Thromboembolism Outcome Measure on the PSI 90 Composite Quality Metric. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 03; 45(3):148-155.
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    Score: 0.016
  37. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program-Targeting Weaknesses and Finding the Readmission Floor. JAMA Surg. 2018 03 01; 153(3):251.
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    Score: 0.016
  38. Doubling of 30-Day Mortality by 90 Days After Esophagectomy: A Critical Measure of Outcomes for Quality Improvement. Ann Surg. 2016 Feb; 263(2):286-91.
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    Score: 0.014
  39. Effect of post-discharge venous thromboembolism on hospital quality comparisons following hip and knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Sep 03; 96(17):1476-84.
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    Score: 0.012
  40. Development of a composite measure of state-level malpractice environment. Health Serv Res. 2014 Apr; 49(2):751-66.
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    Score: 0.012
  41. Optimizing ACS NSQIP modeling for evaluation of surgical quality and risk: patient risk adjustment, procedure mix adjustment, shrinkage adjustment, and surgical focus. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Aug; 217(2):336-46.e1.
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    Score: 0.011
  42. Assessment of advanced gastric cancer management in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul; 20(7):2124-31.
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    Score: 0.011
  43. Validation of new readmission data in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Mar; 216(3):420-7.
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    Score: 0.011
  44. Treatment trends and predictors of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for gastric adenocarcinoma in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Feb; 20(2):362-70.
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    Score: 0.011
  45. First report from the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has morbidity and effectiveness positioned between the band and the bypass. Ann Surg. 2011 Sep; 254(3):410-20; discussion 420-2.
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    Score: 0.010
  46. Comparison of outlier identification methods in hospital surgical quality improvement programs. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct; 14(10):1600-7.
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    Score: 0.009
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