Effect of subspecialty training and volume on outcome after pediatric inguinal hernia repair
Borenstein SH, To T, Wajja A, Langer JC. J Pediatr Surg. 2005; 40(1):75-80.
Publications
Surgeon specialty and operative mortality with lung resection
Goodney PP, Lucas FL, Stukel TA, Birkmeyer JD. Ann Surg. 2005; 241(1):179-84.
Revascularization use and survival outcomes after cardiac catheterization in British Columbia and Alberta
Thompson CR, Humphries KH, Gao M, Galbraith PD, Norris C, Carere RG, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2004; 20(14):1417-23.
Outcomes in elderly patients following surgery for colorectal cancer in the veterans affairs healthcare system
Rabeneck L, Davila J, Thompson M, El-Serag HB. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004; 20(10):1115-24.
Does it matter what a hospital is “high volume” for? Specificity of hospital volume-outcome associations for surgical procedures: analysis of administrative data
Urbach DR, Baxter NN. Qual Saf Healthcare. 2004; 13(5):379-83.
Volume and outcome in healthcare: implications for health policy
Urbach DR. Healthc Q. 2004; 7(4):22-3.
Impact of renal insufficiency on short- and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery
Lok CE, Austin PC, Wang H, Tu JV. Am Heart J. 2004; 148(3):430-8.
Late creation of vascular access for hemodialysis and increased risk of sepsis
Oliver MJ, Rothwell DM, Fung K, Hux JE, Lok CE. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2004; 15(7):1936-42.
Long-term survival and temporal trends in patient and surgeon factors after elective and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Dueck AD, Kucey DS, Johnston KW, Alter D, Laupacis A. J Vasc Surg. 2004; 39(6):1261-7.
Survival after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: effect of patient, surgeon, and hospital factors
Dueck AD, Kucey DS, Johnston KW, Alter D, Laupacis A. J Vasc Surg. 2004; 39(6):1253-60.