Surgeon volume and operative mortality in the United States
Birkmeyer JD, Stukel TA, Siewers AE, Goodney PP, Wennberg DE, Lucas FL. N Engl J Med. 2003; 349(22):2117-27.
Publications
Risk factors for death or stroke after carotid endarterectomy: observations from the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry
Tu JV, Wang H, Bowyer B, Green L, Fang J, Kucey D; Participants in the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry. Stroke. 2003; 34(11):2568-73. Epub 2003 Oct 2.
A population-based study of surgery for spinal metastases. Survival rates and complications
Finkelstein JA, Zaveri G, Wai E, Vidmar M, Kreder H, Chow E. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003; 85(7):1045-50.
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.
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.