The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative: a legacy of Shukri Khuri

Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage After Colectomy

“…Participating hospitals are both community-based and academic with 1000 to 10,000 general and vascular surgery cases per year. 15 the mSqC database has been created and maintained on the principles and procedures of the American College of Surgeons' national Surgical quality improvement Program (ACS nSqiP), a national effort to assess the outcomes of operative interventions and improve the quality and safety of surgery. 16,17 Following ACS nSqiP methodology, the mSqC database records a "systematic sample," consisting of 40 consecutive cases in an 8-day cycle, with each cycle beginning on a different day of the week.…”

The Impact of Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Cardiopulmonary Complications in General and Vascular Surgery: A Cohort Study

“…MSQC data abstraction and data quality assurance details have been described elsewhere. [9][10][11][12] In brief, specially trained data abstractors prospectively collect patient characteristics, intraoperative processes of care, and 30-day postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing specified general and vascular surgical operations utilizing a sampling algorithm that minimizes selection bias. This algorithm divides each calendar year into 46 8-day cycles, from which the first 25 consecutive surgical operations that meet MSQC inclusion criteria are selected.…”

Clinical registries and quality measurement in surgery: A systematic review

“…31 These collaboratives are described as holding regular meetings to establish standards, share best practices, and build trust among institutions. 53 This trust likely has allowed them to be truly pioneering in tackling Table II Patients with the metabolic syndrome have more complications 91 ; procedurespecific risks and long-term benefits of various bariatric procedures 92,93 Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative…”