ArticleAnnals of surgical innovation and research2014
Outcome-volume relationships and transhiatal esophagectomy: minimizing "failure to rescue".
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- Does "Two is Better Than One" Apply to Surgeons? Comparing Single-Surgeon Versus Co-surgeon Bilateral Mastectomies.Annals of surgical oncology · 2016Trial
- Glycocalyx-Shedding and Inflammatory Reactions Occur Yet Do Not Predict Complications Resulting from an Esophagectomy in an Accelerated Recovery After Surgery Program.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Esophagectomy Trends and Postoperative Outcomes at Private Equity-Acquired Health Centers.JAMA surgery · 2025Article
- Impact of surgeon specialty on clinical outcomes following esophagectomy for cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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- Changes in oncological outcomes: comparison of the conventional and minimally invasive esophagectomy, a single institution experience.Updates in surgery · 2016Article
- Age and preexisting conditions as risk factors for severe adverse events and failure to rescue after injury.The Journal of surgical research · 2016Article
- Morbidity analysis in minimally invasive esophagectomy for oesophageal cancer versus conventional over the last 10 years, a single institution experience.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study is to describe the system and technical factors that enabled our moderate size transhiatal esophagectomy program to achieve low mortality rates.
methodsA retrospective chart review was conducted on 200 consecutive patients who underwent transhiatal esophagectomy at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Primary outcomes included operative times, estimated blood loss, frequency and nature of complications, and lengths of stay in the hospital and the intensive care unit.
resultsIn general, surgical outcomes tended to improve over the course of this study. We identified decreased operative time, intra-operative blood loss, frequency of complications, and lengths of intensive care unit and hospital stay as the program matured. Through coordinated actions of the surgical and anesthesia teams, all intraoperative injuries were responded to in an effective, emergent fashion and all but one patient was saved. This resulted in an inhospital and 30-day mortality rate of only 0.5%.
conclusionsOur study suggests that a dual attending approach, focus on avoiding "failure to rescue", increased volume, and a surgeon driven commitment to quality improvement may lead to low mortality rates after transhiatal esophagectomy.
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