Unplanned returns to the operating room: a quality improvement methodology for the comparison of institutional outcomes to national benchmarks

CONCLUSIONS: Using an institutional documentation tool and a widely available national database, the authors developed a reproducible and standardized method of comparing their department's outcomes with national benchmarks per procedure subgroup. This methodology accommodates longitudinal quality surveillance across the different subspecialties in a neurosurgical department and may illuminate potential shortcomings of care delivery in the future.PMID:38608305 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS221492

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Giorgos Michalopoulos Anthony L Mikula Panagiotis Kerezoudis Aaron J Biedermann Ian F Parney Jamie J Van Gompel Mohamad Bydon Source Type: research