Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study

This study aims to quantitatively assess use of the NSQIP surgical risk calculator (NSRC) in contemporary surgical practice and to identify barriers to use and potential interventions that might increase use. We performed a cross-sectional study of surgeons at seven institutions. The primary outcome...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgery in practice and science 2023-06, Vol.13, p.100173, Article 100173
Hauptverfasser:	Miller, Samuel M., Azar, Sara Abou, Farrelly, James S., Salzman, Garrett A., Broderick, Meaghan E., Sanders, Katherine M., Anto, Vincent P., Patel, Nathan, Cordova, Alfredo C., Schuster, Kevin M., Jones, Tyler J., Kodadek, Lisa M., Gross, Cary P., Morton, John M., Rosenthal, Ronnie A., Becher, Robert D.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	High-risk patients NSQIP surgical risk calculator Risk assessment Surgical decision-making
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Zusammenfassung:	This study aims to quantitatively assess use of the NSQIP surgical risk calculator (NSRC) in contemporary surgical practice and to identify barriers to use and potential interventions that might increase use. We performed a cross-sectional study of surgeons at seven institutions. The primary outcomes were self-reported application of the calculator in general clinical practice and specific clinical scenarios as well as reported barriers to use. In our sample of 99 surgeons (49.7% response rate), 73.7% reported use of the NSRC in the past month. Approximately half (51.9%) of respondents reported infrequent NSRC use (
ISSN:	2666-2620 2666-2620
DOI:	10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100173