Background Although deviations in intraoperative blood pressure are assumed to be
associated with postoperative mortality, critical blood pressure thresholds remain undefined. …

Purpose In early-stage nonНsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), post-treatment mortality may
influence the comparative effectiveness of surgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), …

Objective: To develop accurate preoperative risk prediction models for multiple adverse
postoperative outcomes applicable to a broad surgical population using a parsimonious …

Objective: To develop parsimonious prediction models for postoperative mortality, overall
morbidity, and 6 complication clusters applicable to a broad range of surgical operations in …

Objective: To use factor analysis to cluster the 18 American College of Surgeons National
Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) perioperative complications into a …

BACKGROUND: Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs (NNMBDs) are commonly
used as an adjunct to general anesthesia. Residual blockade is common, but its potential …

Background: Few comparative effectiveness studies of treatment strategies using antihypertensive
therapeutic classes in hypertension control have been assessed in a primary care …

Background Hospital readmissions are increasingly viewed as a marker of inferior health
care quality and penalized with decreased reimbursement. The timing of, and reasons for, …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) following open aortic arch surgery is a frequent
complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The primary purpose of this study …

Background The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) is a parsimonious
set of models providing accurate preoperative prediction of common adverse outcomes …