Roxane D. Staiger
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View article: Global Benchmarks for Minimal-Invasive Right Hemicolectomy in Adenocarcinoma
Global Benchmarks for Minimal-Invasive Right Hemicolectomy in Adenocarcinoma Open
Background Oncologic right hemicolectomy (rHC) remains the only curative treatment for right-sided colon cancer. Despite its increasing complexity, this procedure is not centralized in many countries, underscoring the need for rigorous ass…
View article: Consensus recommendations on how to assess the quality of surgical interventions
Consensus recommendations on how to assess the quality of surgical interventions Open
View article: Delivering Safe Surgical Care While Simultaneously Caring for Patients With COVID-19; Assessment of Patient Selection, Volume and Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Delivering Safe Surgical Care While Simultaneously Caring for Patients With COVID-19; Assessment of Patient Selection, Volume and Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital Open
Objectives: Compare patient selection and postoperative outcomes after surgical treatment for gastrointestinal disorders before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: We assessed gastrointestinal surgeries conducted at a tertiary cen…
View article: Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection
Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection Open
Background Benchmark comparisons in surgery allow identification of gaps in the quality of care provided. The aim of this study was to determine quality thresholds for high (HAR) and low (LAR) anterior resections in colorectal cancer surge…
View article: Defining Global Benchmarks in Bariatric Surgery
Defining Global Benchmarks in Bariatric Surgery Open
Objective: To define “best possible” outcomes for bariatric surgery (BS)(Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB] and sleeve gastrectomy [SG]). Background: Reference values for optimal surgical outcomes in well-defined low-risk bariatric patients h…
View article: Procedural Surgical RCTs in Daily Practice
Procedural Surgical RCTs in Daily Practice Open
Objective: To assess the adoption of recommendation from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and investigate factors favoring or preventing adoption. Background: RCT are considered to be the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine by represen…
View article: Comment on: “Low DE, Kuppusamy MK, Alderson D, et al. Benchmarking Complications Associated With Esophagectomy. Ann Surg 2019;269:291–298”
Comment on: “Low DE, Kuppusamy MK, Alderson D, et al. Benchmarking Complications Associated With Esophagectomy. Ann Surg 2019;269:291–298” Open
Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. [email protected]. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
View article: Benchmark analyses in minimally invasive esophagectomy—impact on surgical quality improvement
Benchmark analyses in minimally invasive esophagectomy—impact on surgical quality improvement Open
Over the last decades, benchmarking has become an established management tool to improve quality in commercial economics. It is a rather new concept in the healthcare industry, and a confusingly wide range of approaches referring to "bench…
View article: Editorial comment: different perspectives on severity of postoperative morbidity
Editorial comment: different perspectives on severity of postoperative morbidity Open
View article: The Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI®) is a Novel Cost Assessment Tool for Surgical Procedures
The Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI®) is a Novel Cost Assessment Tool for Surgical Procedures Open
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify a readily available, reproducible, and internationally applicable cost assessment tool for surgical procedures. Summary of Background Data: Strong economic pressure exists worldwide to slow …
View article: Defining Benchmarks in Liver Transplantation
Defining Benchmarks in Liver Transplantation Open
\n: This multicentric study of 17 high-volume centers presents 12 benchmark values for liver transplantation. Those values, mostly targeting markers of morbidity, were gathered from 2024 "low risk" cases, and may serve as reference to asse…
View article: Spiradenocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Data Review
Spiradenocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Data Review Open
Introduction: Spiradenocarcinomas (SCs) are rare and potentially aggressive skin adnexal tumors. Optimal treatment has not yet been established. Experiences with this carcinoma are mostly presented in case reports and few case series. Obje…
View article: The Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI®)
The Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI®) Open
The CCI adds information on postoperative morbidity in almost half of the patients developing complications, with particular value following extensive surgery and longer postoperative observation up to 3 months. Each single complication, i…