Health Services Research

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

2009 • 5,211 citations

Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States

2002 • 4,818 citations

An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU

2006 • 4,116 citations

Analysis of errors reported by surgeons at three teaching hospitals

2003 • 1,004 citations

Effect of a Comprehensive Surgical Safety System on Patient Outcomes

2010 • 947 citations

Comparative Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive vs Open Radical Prostatectomy

2009 • 819 citations

Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures and the Association With Postoperative Infections

2010 • 514 citations

Human factors and cardiac surgery: A multicenter study

2000 • 496 citations

Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for Complex Surgery

2006 • 473 citations

Surgical Mortality as an Indicator of Hospital Quality

2004 • 453 citations

Analysis of surgical errors in closed malpractice claims at 4 liability insurers

2006 • 389 citations

Effects of the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration on Medicare Patient Mortality and Cost

2009 • 133 citations

Risk Adjustment for Comparing Hospital Quality with Surgery: How Many Variables Are Needed?

2010 • 129 citations

Do Variations in Provider Discussions Explain Socioeconomic Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction?

2008 • 93 citations

Protecting Patients From an Unsafe System

2012 • 88 citations

Getting the Science Right on the Surgeon Workforce Issue

2011 • 26 citations