Amir A Ghaferi
Biographic Data
| ID | 93310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amir A Ghaferi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amir A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ghaferi |
| SIGNATURE | GHAFERI A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8779-7726 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding Interpersonal and Organizational Dynamics Among Providers Responding to Crisis
Patient rescue occurs in phases: recognizing the problem, communicating the concern, and treating the complication. To help improve rescue, we sought to understand facilitators and barriers to managing postoperative complications. We used a criterion-based sample from a large academic medical center. Semistructured interviews ( n = 57) were conducted, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis and consensus coding was p…
Mortality Among Older Adults Before Versus After Hospital Transition to Intensivist Staffing
BACKGROUND: A large body of research suggests that hospitals with intensive care units staffed by board-certified intensivists have lower mortality rates than those that do not. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hospitals can reduce their mortality by adopting an intensivist staffing model. DESIGN: Retrospective, longitudinal study using 2003-2010 Medicare data and the Leapfrog Group Hospital surveys. SETTING AND PATIENTS: In total, 2,916,801 Medic…
Variation in Patient-reported Outcomes Across Hospitals Following Surgery
BACKGROUND: Although there is growing interest in applying patient-reported outcomes (PROs) toward surgical quality, the extent to which PROs vary across hospitals following surgical procedures is unknown. OBJECTIVES: We examined variation in PROs, specifically health-related quality of life (HRQOL), across hospitals performing bariatric surgery. RESEARCH DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative…
Hospital Volume and Failure to Rescue With High-risk Surgery
Differences in mortality between high and low-volume hospitals are not associated with large differences in complication rates. Instead, these differences seem to be associated with the ability of a hospital to effectively rescue patients from complications. Strategies focusing on the timely recognition and management of complications once they occur may be essential to improving outcomes at low-volume hospitals
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Hospital Volume and Failure to Rescue With High-risk Surgery
Differences in mortality between high and low-volume hospitals are not associated with large differences in complication rates. Instead, these differences seem to be associated with the ability of a hospital to effectively rescue patients from complications. Strategies focusing on the timely recognition and management of complications once they occur may be essential to improving outcomes at low-volume hospitals
Variation in Patient-reported Outcomes Across Hospitals Following Surgery
BACKGROUND: Although there is growing interest in applying patient-reported outcomes (PROs) toward surgical quality, the extent to which PROs vary across hospitals following surgical procedures is unknown. OBJECTIVES: We examined variation in PROs, specifically health-related quality of life (HRQOL), across hospitals performing bariatric surgery. RESEARCH DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative…
Mortality Among Older Adults Before Versus After Hospital Transition to Intensivist Staffing
BACKGROUND: A large body of research suggests that hospitals with intensive care units staffed by board-certified intensivists have lower mortality rates than those that do not. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hospitals can reduce their mortality by adopting an intensivist staffing model. DESIGN: Retrospective, longitudinal study using 2003-2010 Medicare data and the Leapfrog Group Hospital surveys. SETTING AND PATIENTS: In total, 2,916,801 Medic…
Understanding Interpersonal and Organizational Dynamics Among Providers Responding to Crisis
Patient rescue occurs in phases: recognizing the problem, communicating the concern, and treating the complication. To help improve rescue, we sought to understand facilitators and barriers to managing postoperative complications. We used a criterion-based sample from a large academic medical center. Semistructured interviews ( n = 57) were conducted, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis and consensus coding was p…
Medicine (3 works) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Retrospective cohort study (2 works) · Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (2 works) · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (2 works)