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Introduction
More than 20 years have passed since the publication of Avedis Donabedian's classic article describing a framework for understanding quality of care in 3 domains: structure, process, and outcomes. In ...
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Arden M. Morris
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189-191
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Quality Improvement and Efficiency of Care: Are Acronyms Really the Way of the Future?
Quality improvement has become an increasingly important focus of health care over the last decade. In an effort to systematically improve quality, several organizations and programs have been develop...
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Conor P. Delaney
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192-196
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Cost-Based Comparative-Effectiveness Research in Colon and Rectal Surgery
In recent years the public, politicians, and physicians themselves have increasingly become aware of the importance and relevance of quality and value in health care. It is important for colon and rec...
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Stefan D. Holubar,
Abhishek Chatterjee,
Samuel R.G. Finlayson
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197-202
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Nonfatal Adverse Events After Colorectal Operations
Short-term complications are common after colorectal resection, affecting approximately one quarter of our patients. This article reviews the common types of nonfatal adverse events after colorectal r...
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Samantha Hendren,
Darrell A. Campbell
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203-209
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Intraoperative Performance Evaluation in Colorectal Surgery
Colorectal resections account for a disproportionate burden of morbidity within general surgery, and most major complications probably originate in the operating room. A number of intraoperative facto...
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Scott E. Regenbogen
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210-216
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Measuring Outcomes in Ambulatory Surgery
The list of ambulatory procedures has grown considerably in the last half century. Colorectal procedures are particularly amenable to the ambulatory setting because of the volume of cases, minimally i...
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Todd Francone,
Rocco Ricciardi
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217-221
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Timeliness of Care
The treatment of patients with colon and rectal cancer frequently involves multiple disciplines of medicine, including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Timely treatment is widely accepted as a co...
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David A. Etzioni
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222-225
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Colon and Rectal Disease
Health-related quality of life is increasingly recognized as an important factor in evaluating the impact of a disease on an individual or assessing the risks and benefits of a treatment. Investigator...
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Amanda Hayman,
Amy L. Halverson
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226-230
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Patient Satisfaction and Surgery: Can It Be Measured?
Recent efforts in improving health care quality have focused on patient satisfaction. The use of patient-reported outcomes is becoming increasingly common and gaining in importance as a measure of qua...
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Karim Alavi,
J. Andres Cervera-Servin
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231-234
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Bowel Function After Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Review of the Evidence
Impaired bowel function can profoundly affect quality of life. Multiple studies have looked at contributing factors to bowel function after rectal cancer surgery, using various measures in its assessm...
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Mary R. Kwaan
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235-242
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Postoperative Sexual Function
Rectal resection may impact the sexual function of both men and women. Postoperative sexual dysfunction occurs in as many as 60% of patients, depending upon the specific symptom studied. Studying the ...
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Jennifer L. Irani,
Ann C. Lowry
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243-248
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Prevention and Treatment of Postproctectomy Infertility
Physicians who care for patients of childbearing potential of both genders who require pelvic surgery must have a clear understanding of the best-available evidence with regards to infertility as an o...
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Stefan D. Holubar,
Sunanda Kane
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249-254
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