Ryan Merkow to Quality Improvement
This is a "connection" page, showing publications Ryan Merkow has written about Quality Improvement.
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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.
Score: 0.319
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Currently available quality improvement initiatives in surgical oncology. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2012 Jul; 21(3):367-75, vii.
Score: 0.312
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Divergent Trends in Postoperative Length of Stay and Postdischarge Complications over Time. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Sep; 50(9):630-637.
Score: 0.177
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Changes in Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative with Introduction of Simultaneous, Comprehensive Interventions. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 07 01; 237(1):128-138.
Score: 0.164
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Association of preoperative biliary drainage technique with postoperative outcomes among patients with resectable hepatobiliary malignancy. HPB (Oxford). 2020 02; 22(2):249-257.
Score: 0.127
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Physician characteristics associated with patient experience scores: implications for adjusting public reporting of individual physician scores. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 05; 28(5):412-415.
Score: 0.121
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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.
Score: 0.121
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Evaluation of readmissions due to surgical site infections: A potential target for quality improvement. Am J Surg. 2017 Nov; 214(5):773-779.
Score: 0.110
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Does Performance Vary Within the Same Hospital When Separately Examining Different Patient Subgroups? J Am Coll Surg. 2016 05; 222(5):790-797.e1.
Score: 0.100
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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.
Score: 0.100
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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.
Score: 0.082
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Effect of including cancer-specific variables on models examining short-term outcomes. Cancer. 2013 Apr 01; 119(7):1412-9.
Score: 0.080
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Optimal preoperative assessment of the geriatric surgical patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Oct; 215(4):453-66.
Score: 0.079
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Importance of and adherence to lymph node staging standards in gastrointestinal cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2012 Jul; 21(3):407-16, viii.
Score: 0.078
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Relevance of the c-statistic when evaluating risk-adjustment models in surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 May; 214(5):822-30.
Score: 0.076
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Comparison of outlier identification methods in hospital surgical quality improvement programs. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct; 14(10):1600-7.
Score: 0.069
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Are Kids More Than Just Little Adults? A Comparison of Surgical Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2022 11; 279:586-591.
Score: 0.039
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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.
Score: 0.020