publications
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Guide to Statistics and Methods
Surgical Outcomes Club/JAMA Surgery Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research
Brooke BS, Ghaferi AA, Kibbe MR. Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research. JAMA Surgery. 2021, 156(6):515-516
Haynes AB, Haukoos JS, Dimick J. Trend Reporting Guidelines for Nonrandomized/Quasi-Experimental Study Designs. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(9):879-880.
Merkow RP, Kaji AH, Itani KM. The CONSORT Framework. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(9):877-878.
Arya S, Kaji AH, Boermeester MA. PRISMA Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(8):789-790.
Pitt SC, Schwartz TA, Chu D. AAPOR Reporting Guidelines for Survey Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(8):785-786.
Fayanju OM, Haukoos JS, Tseng JF. CHEERS Reporting Guidelines for Economic Evaluations. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(7):677-678.
Patzer RE, Kaji AH, Fong Y. TRIPOD Reporting Guidelines for Diagnostic and Prognostic Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(7):675-676.
Massarweh NN, Haukoos JS, Ghaferi AA. ISPOR Reporting Guidelines for Comparative Effective Research. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(7):673-674.
Dossett LA, Kaji AH, Cochran A. SPQR and COREQ Reporting Guidelines for Qualitative Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(9):875-876.
Brooke BS, Schwartz TA, Pawlik TM. MOOSE Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses of Observational Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(8):787-788.
Kelz RR, Schwartz TA, Haut ER. SQUIRE Reporting Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(6):579-581.
Ghaferi AA, Schwartz TA, Pawlik TM. STROBE Reporting Guidelines for Observational Studies. JAMA Surgery. 2021; 156(6):577-578.
The methodology toolbox
Surgical Outcomes Club/JAMA Surgery Health Services Research Methodology Series
Ghaferi AA, Haider AH, Kibbe MR. Maximizing the Impact of Surgical Health Services Research - The Methodology Toolbox. JAMA Surgery. 2020, 155(3):190-191
Schwarze ML, Kaji AH, Ghaferi AA. Practical Guide to Qualitative Analysis Data. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(3):252-253.
Dossett LA, Kaji AH, Dimick JB. Practical Guide to Mixed Methods. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(3):254-255.
Arya S, Schwartz TA, Ghaferi AA. Practical Guide to Meta-analysis. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(5):430-431.
Brooke BS, Kaji AH, Itani KM. Practical Guide to Cost-effectiveness Analysis. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(3):250-251.
Merkow RP, Schwartz TA, Nathens AB. Practical Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Observational Data. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(4):349-350
Scott JW, Schwartz TA, Dimick J. Practical Guide to Health Policy Evaluation using Observational Data. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(4):353-354.
Davidson GH, Haukoos JS, Feldman LS. Practical Guide to Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(5):432-433.
Neuman HB, Kaji AH, Haut ER. Practical Guide to Implementation Science. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(5):434-435.
Brasel K, Haider A, Haukoos J. Practical Guide to Survey Research. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(4):351-352.
Segev DL, Haukoos JS, Pawlik TM. Practical Guide to Decision Analysis. JAMA Surgery. 2020; 155(5):436-437.
Practical Guides to Data Sets Series
Surgical Outcomes Club/JAMA Surgery Practical Guides to Data Sets Series
Haider AH, Bilimoria KY, Kibbe MR. A Checklist to Elevate the Science of Surgical Database Research. JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(6):505-507.
Stulberg JJ, Haut ER. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample (NIS). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(6):586-587.
Doll KM, Rademaker A, Sosa JA. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database. JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(6):588-589.
Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Medicare Claims Data. JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(6):677-678.
Schoenfeld AJ, Kaji AH, Haider AH. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Military Health System Tricare Encounter Data JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(7):679-680.
Massarweh NM, Kaji AH, Itani KMF. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(8):768-769.
Raval MV, Pawlik TM. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and Pediatric NSQIP. JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(8):764-765.
Telem DA, Dimick JB. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Program (MBSAQIP). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(8):766-767.
Merkow RP, Rademaker AW, Bilimoria KY. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: National Cancer Database (NCDB). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(9):850-851.
Hashmi ZG, Kaji AH, Nathens AB. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(9):852-853.
Desai SS, Kaji AH, Upchurch G. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Improvement Program (SVS VQI). JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(10):957-958.
Farjah F, Kaji AH, Chu D. Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database. JAMA Surgery. 2018; 153(10):955-956.
Kelz RR, Brooke B, Dossett L. Leveraging the Health Services Research Toolbox for Surgical Education Research. JAMA Surgery, 2022; 157(8):649-650.
Pitt SC, Dossett LA. Deimplementation of Low-Value Care in Surgery. JAMA Surgery, 2022; Epub Ahead of Print.
Massarweh NN, Ghaferi AA, Kelz RR. Achieving Critical Mass in Surgical Outcomes Research. The Changing Role of the Surgical Outcomes Club. JAMA Surgery, 2020; 155(10):911-912.