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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Improving the Standard of Care for All-A Practical Guide to Developing a Center of Excellence.

Elaina Vivian, Mary Rachel Brooks, Raquel Longoria, Laurie Lundberg, Jenifer Mallow, Jimmy Shah, Allison Vo, Alejandro Mejia, Paul Tarnasky, Vichin Puri

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Defining orthoplastic limb salvage centers: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026
    Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elaina VivianMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7632-1391
Mary Rachel BrooksMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Raquel LongoriaMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Laurie LundbergMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Jenifer MallowMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Jimmy ShahMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Allison VoMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Alejandro MejiaMethodist Dallas Medical Center, The Liver Institute, 1411 N Beckley Ave. #268, Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Paul TarnaskyMethodist Dallas Medical Center, Methodist Digestive Institute, 1441 N Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Vichin PuriMethodist Dallas Medical Center, The Liver Institute, 1411 N Beckley Ave. #268, Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Methodist Dallas Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic surgery is one of the more challenging procedures performed by surgeons. The operations are technically complex and have historically been accompanied by a substantial risk for mortality and postoperative complications. Other pancreatic pathologies require advanced therapeutic procedures that are highly endoscopist-dependent, requiring specific, knowledge-based training for optimal outcomes. An increase in diagnosed pancreatic pathologies every year reinforces a critical need for experienced surgeons, gastroenterologists/endoscopists, hospitals, and support personnel in the management of complex pancreatic cases and thus, well-designed Centers of Excellence (CoE). In this paper, we outline the framework for a Pancreas CoE across three developmental domains: (1) establishing the foundation; (2) formalizing the program; (3) solidifying the CoE status. This framework can likely be translated to any disease or procedure-specific service-line and facilitate the development of a successful CoE.

Indexed as

center of excellencehealthcare administrationpancreasquality

Identifiers

PMID34205635
PMCPMC8235374
OpenAlexW3177170722

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Registered trials

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