3 results match your criteria: "Department of Clinical Data Services[Affiliation]"
Applying the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculator to patients undergoing colorectal surgery: theory vs reality.
Am J Surg
January 2017
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, 1900 South Avenue C05-001, WI 54601, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Discussing potential morbidity and mortality is essential to informed decision-making and consent. The American College of Surgery National Surgical Quality Improvement Program developed an online risk calculator (RC) using patient-specific information to determine operative risk.
Study Design: Colorectal procedures at our independent academic medical center from 2010 to 2011 were evaluated.
Are Breast Cancer Outcomes Compromised by General Surgical Resident Participation in the Operation?
J Surg Educ
September 2016
Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care, GHS, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Department of Clinical Data Services, GHS, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Objective: The effect of surgery resident participation on breast cancer recurrence has not been previously reported. The objectives of this study were to determine if resident participation was associated with either immediate postoperative or long-term breast cancer outcomes.
Design: We retrospectively reviewed a prospectively collected breast center database to identify all patients with breast cancer undergoing surgery in a single center during a 9-year period ending 1 January 2010.
Institutional review of compliance with NCCN guidelines for breast cancer: lessons learned from real-time multidimensional synoptic reporting.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
February 2015
From the Department of Surgery, Department of Medical Education, Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care, Department of Pathology, Department of Medical Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Research, Department of Clinical Data Services, and Department of Hematology, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Background: Variations exist in compliance with NCCN Guidelines. Prior reports of adherence to NCCN Guidelines contain limitations because of lack of contemporary review and incomplete listing of reasons for noncompliance.
Purpose: To assess institutional compliance and assist national quality improvement strategies through identifying valid reasons for noncompliance.