Hospital volume, length of stay, and readmission rates in high-risk surgery
Goodney PP, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD. Ann Surg. 2003; 238(2):161-7.
Publications
Epidemiologic features of acute appendicitis in Ontario, Canada
Al-Omran M, Mamdani M, McLeod RS. Can J Surg. 2003; 46(4):263-8.
Outcome of revascularization procedures for peripheral arterial occlusive disease in Ontario between 1991 and 1998: a population-based study
Al-Omran M, Tu JV, Johnston KW, Mamdani MM, Kucey DS. J Vasc Surg. 2003; 38(2):279-88.
Use of interventional procedures for peripheral arterial occlusive disease in Ontario between 1991 and 1998: a population-based study
Al-Omran M, Tu JV, Johnston KW, Mamdani MM, Kucey DS. J Vasc Surg. 2003; 38(2):289-95.
In-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01
Jamal SM, Shrive FM, Ghali WA, Knudtson ML, Eisenberg MJ; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team (CCORT). Can J Cardiol. 2003; 19(7):782-9.
Preoperative testing prior to elective surgery
Hux J. Healthc Q. 2003; 6(4):26-7.
Outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01
Ghali WA, Quan H, Shrive FM, Hirsch GM; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2003; 19(7):774-81.
Differences in operative mortality between high- and low-volume hospitals in Ontario for 5 major surgical procedures: estimating the number of lives potentially saved through regionalization
Urbach DR, Bell CM, Austin PC. CMAJ. 2003; 168(11):1409-14.
Relation of hospital volume to colostomy rates and survival for patients with rectal cancer
Hodgson DC, Zhang W, Zaslavsky AM, Fuchs CS, Wright WE, Ayanian JZ. J Nat Cancer Inst. 2003; 95(10):708-16.
Provider volume and other predictors of outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a population study in Ontario
Kreder HJ, Grosso P, Williams JI, Jaglal S, Axcell T, Wai EK, Stephen DJ. Can J Surg. 2003; 46(1):15-22.