Combined laparoscopic and open colon surgery rankings fail to accurately rank hospitals by surgical-site infection rate.

Daniel A CaroffChristina ChanKen KleinmanMichael S CalderwoodRobert WolfRichard PlattSusan S Huang

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Hospital rankings based on total colon procedures fail to account for differences in SSI risk from laparoscopic vs open procedures. Stratifying rankings by surgical approach yields a more equitable comparison of surgical performance.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
minimally invasive
robot assisted
healthcare
emergency department
acute care
adverse drug
electronic health record
percutaneous coronary intervention
clinical evaluation