J. Kievit
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Nonelective colon cancer resections in elderly patients
Results from the dutch surgical colorectal audit
Aims: We propose a summarizing measure for outcome indicators, representing the proportion of patients for whom all desired short-term outcomes of care (a 'textbook outcome') is realized. The aim of this study was to investigate hospital variation in the proportion of patients ...
Choosing between hospitals
The influence of the experiences of other patients
Objective. Publicly available information on hospital performance is increasing, with the aim to support consumers when choosing a hospital. Besides general hospital information and information on outcomes of care, there is increasing availability of systematically collected i ...
Combining process indicators to evaluate quality of care for surgical patients with colorectal cancer
Are scores consistent with short-term outcome?
Objective: To determine if composite measures based on process indicators are consistent with short-term outcome indicators in surgical colorectal cancer care. Design: Longitudinal analysis of consistency between composite measures based on process indicators and outcome indic ...
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine how expected mortality based on case-mix varies between colorectal cancer patients treated in non-teaching, teaching and university hospitals, or high, intermediate and low-volume hospitals in the Netherlands. Material and metho ...
The relative importance of quality of care information when choosing a hospital for surgical treatment
A hospital choice experiment
Adverse outcomes after discharge
Occurrence, treatment and determinants
Objective: (1) to estimate the occurrence of postdischarge adverse outcomes in surgical patients and their treatment; (2) to explore determinants during admission that may influence the occurrence of postdischarge adverse outcomes. Design: Four weeks after discharge, patients ...
Adverse outcomes in surgical patients
Implementation of a nationwide reporting system
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of routine reporting to identify surgical adverse outcomes in comparison with retrospective medical record review. Design: Independent assessment of two methods applied to one sample. Surgeons and surgical residents routinely reported all ...