Comparing Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Colectomy at Veteran Affairs Hospitals and Non-Veteran Affairs Hospitals: A  Multiinstitutional Study

The Veteran Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) are large databases designed to measure surgical outcomes for their respective populations. We sought to compare surgical outcomes in patients undergoing colectomies at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals versus non-VA hospitals.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - December 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexander Simmonds, Lucas Keller-Biehl, Adam Khader, William Timmerman, Michael Amendola Tags: Gastrointestinal Surgery Source Type: research