In this thoroughly revised second edition of the frequently downloaded manual, The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Safety. A panel of experts update and expand their survey of the many factors that influence quality in the world of surgery, surgical outcomes, and threats to patient safety. Among the highlights include a section devoted to threats to quality and outcomes and safety, such as surgeon wellness and burnout, disruptive behavior, second victims, the surgeon with declining skills, and maintaining quality in the setting of a crisis. Another all-new section focuses on surgical controversies, such as whether or not to use robotic surgical technology and whether or not it influences surgical outcomes; whether or not routine cholangiography reduces the common bile duct injury rate; whether or not having a consistent operating room team influences surgical outcomes, and whether a conflict of interest truly influences surgical quality. Further, this manual updates chapters on surgical simulation, teamwork and team training, teleproctoring, mentoring, and error analysis.
State-of-the-art and readily accessible, The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Safety, Second Edition will offer physicians strategies to maintain surgical quality in a rapidly changing practice environment the tools they require to succeed.
John R. Romanelli, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street, S3656
Springfield, MA 01199
Ph: (413) 794-3175 Fax: (413) 794-5940
Jonathan M. Dort, MD, FACS
Director of Surgical Education and Surgery Residency Program Director
Inova Health System
Professor of Medical Education
University of Virginia School of Medicine
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
Ph: (703) 776-3563 Fax: (703) 776-2146
Rebecca B. Kowalski, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Lenox Hill Hospital
186 East 76th Street, First floor
New York, NY 10021
Ph: (212) 434-3285 Fax: (212) 434-3250
Prashant Sinha, MD FACS
Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery
Associate Vice Chair of Quality and Clinical Integration
NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
212-263-7302 Office
212-263-7511 Fax
• John Romanelli: john.romanelli@bhs.org
• Jonathan Dort: jonathan.dort@inova.org
• Prashant Sinha: prashant.sinha@nyumc.org
• Rebecca Kowalski: rkowalski@nshs.edu