Publications

(Paper names link to PubMed)

2024

• Barriers and Facilitators to End-of-Life Care Delivery in ICUs: A Qualitative Study.
  Janczewski LM, Chandrasekaran A, Abahuje E, Ko B, Slocum JD, Tesorero K, Nguyen MLT, Yang S, Strong EA, Bhakta K, Huml JP, Kruser JM, Johnson JK, Stey AM. Crit Care Med. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006235. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38372629
• Learning from the implementation of a surgical opioid reduction initiative in an integrated health system: a qualitative study among providers and patients.
  Schäfer WLA, Johnson JK, Ager MS, Iroz CB, Huang R, Balbale SN, Stulberg JJ. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Mar 11;5(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s43058-024-00561-4. PMID: 38468284
• Surgeon Understanding and Perceptions of Social Determinants of Health.
  Sullivan GA, Gely Y, Palmisano ZM, Donaldson A, Rangel M, Gulack BC, Johnson JK, Shah AN. J Surg Res. 2024 Feb;294:73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.050. Epub 2023 Oct 20. PMID: 37864961
• Adherence to Opioid Prescribing Guidelines in a Statewide Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative.
  Reiter AJ, Huang R, Iroz CB, Slocum JD, D’Orazio BM, Johnson JK, Stulberg JJ. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:274-280. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.034. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID: 37804797

2023

• Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care.
  KY Bilimoria, MF McGee, MV Williams, JK Johnson, AL Halverson, KJ O’Leary, P Farrell, J Thomas, R Love, L Kreutzer, AR Dahlke, B D’Orazio, S Reinhart, K Dienes, M Schumacher, Y Shan, C Quinn, VN Prachand, S Sullivan, KA Cradock, K Boyd, W Hopkinson, C Fairman, DD Odell, JJ Stulberg, C Barnard, J Holl, RP Merkow, and AD Yang (2023). Annals of Surgery Open, 1(1), e00001. https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000001
• Defining conditions for effective interdisciplinary care team communication in an open surgical intensive care unit: a qualitative study.
  Diaz CM, Egide A, Berry A, Rafferty M, Amro A, Tesorero K, Shapiro M, Ko B, Jones W, Slocum JD, Johnson J, Stey AM. BMJ Open. 2023 Dec 13;13(12):e075470. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075470. PMID: 38097232
• The development of a safe opioid use agreement for surgical care using a modified Delphi method.
  Iroz CB, Schäfer WLA, Johnson JK, Ager MS, Huang R, Balbale SN, Stulberg JJ; Opioid Agreement Delphi Group. PLoS One. 2023 Sep 26;18(9):e0291969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291969. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37751431
• A qualitative study of how team characteristics and leadership are associated with information sharing in multidisciplinary intensive care units.
  Abahuje E, Diaz CM, Lin KA, Tesorero K, Bushara O, Yang S, Berry ABL, Rafferty MR, Johnson JK, Stey AM. Surgery. 2023 Aug;174(2):350-355. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.03.017. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37211509
• Measuring Quality at the Surgeon Level.
  Chamely EA, Stulberg JJ. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2023 Mar 24;36(4):233-239. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1761421. eCollection 2023 Jul. PMID: 37223225
• How Reclassification of Hydrocodone Combination Products Affects Dispensing.
  Stulberg JJ, Vu L, Huang R, Balbale SN, Yoo P, Tra P, Metcalfe LN. Hosp Pharm. 2023 Aug;58(4):323-325. doi: 10.1177/00185787231155839. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 37360213

2022

• Is the Implementation of an Interprofessional Communication Smart Phone Application Associated With Improved Survival Among Critically Ill Surgical Patients?
  Bushara O, Abahuje E, Amro A, Tesorero K, Diaz C, Johnson J, Shapiro M, Ko B, Bilimoria KY, Stey AM. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:179-187. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.046. Epub 2022 Nov 18. PMID: 36410234
• Association between Surgical Technical Skills and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Woods MS, Liberman JN, Rui P, Wiggins E, White J, Ramshaw B, Stulberg JJ. JSLS. 2023 Jan-Mar;27(1):e2022.00076. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2022.00076. PMID: 36818767
• Defining obstacles to emergency transfer of trauma patients: An evaluation of retriage processes from nontrauma and lower-level Illinois trauma centers.
  Slocum JD, Holl JL, Love R, Shi M, Mackersie R, Alam H, Loftus TM, Andersen R, Bilimoria KY, Stey AM. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6):1860-1865. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.027. Epub 2022 Oct 1. PMID: 36192213
• A Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Patient and Provider Perspectives on Pain Management Needs and Opioid Prescribing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care.
  Balbale SN, Iroz CB, Schäfer WLA, Johnson JK, Stulberg JJ. Crohns Colitis 360. 2022 Sep 8;4(3):otac033. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otac033. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 36777413 Free PMC article.
• Intraoperative Assessment of Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) and Qualitative Description of their Effects on Intraoperative Performance.
  Abahuje E, Johnson J, Halverson A, Stulberg JJ. J Surg Educ. 2022 Sep-Oct;79(5):1237-1245. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.04.010. Epub 2022 May 27. PMID: 35637141
• Association between Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Adherence to a Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle in a Statewide Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative.Brajcich BC, Schlick CJR, Halverson AL, Huang R, Yang AD, Love R, Bilimoria KY, McGee MF. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 May 1;234(5):783-792. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000110. PMID: 35426391
• Unbundling Bundles: Evaluating the Association of Individual Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle Elements on Infection Rates in a Statewide Collaborative.
  Schlick CJR, Huang R, Brajcich BC, Halverson AL, Yang AD, Kreutzer L, Bilimoria KY, McGee MF; Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Aug 1;65(8):1052-1061. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002223. Epub 2022 Jul 5. PMID: 34840291

2021

• The quality of screening colonoscopy in rural and underserved areas.
  Brajcich BC, Yang AD, Keswani RN, Kreutzer L, Molt PL, Rossi MB, Bilimoria KY, Halverson AL. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jul;36(7):4845-4853. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08833-z. Epub 2021 Nov 5. PMID: 34741204
• A starter’s guide to learning and teaching how to coproduce healthcare services.
  Johnson JK, Batalden P, Foster T, Arvidsson C, Batalden M, Forcino R, Gäre BA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Nov 29;33(Supplement_2):ii55-ii62. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab131. PMID: 34849966
• Primary prevention of prescription opioid diversion: a systematic review of medication disposal interventions.
  Schäfer WLA, Johnson JK, Wafford QE, Plummer SG, Stulberg JJ. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2021 Sep 3;47(5):548-558. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2021.1937635. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34292095
• Addressing the gap in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration training for rural surgeons: imparting procedural ability is not enough.
  Campagna RAJ, Belette AM, Holmstrom AL, Halverson AL, Santos BF, Hungness ES, Teitelbaum EN. Surg Endosc. 2021 Sep;35(9):5140-5146. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-08003-7. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33025249
• Formative Evaluation of a Peer Video-Based Coaching Initiative.
  Kreutzer L, Hu YY, Stulberg J, Greenberg CC, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK. J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.048. Epub 2020 Aug 21. PMID: 32835950
• Comparison and interpretability of machine learning models to predict severity of chest injury.
  Kulshrestha S, Dligach D, Joyce C, Gonzalez R, O’Rourke AP, Glazer JM, Stey A, Kruser JM, Churpek MM, Afshar M. JAMIA Open. 2021 Mar 1;4(1):ooab015. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab015. eCollection 2021 Jan. PMID: 33709067
• Prediction of severe chest injury using natural language processing from the electronic health record.
  Kulshrestha S, Dligach D, Joyce C, Baker MS, Gonzalez R, O’Rourke AP, Glazer JM, Stey A, Kruser JM, Churpek MM, Afshar M. Injury. 2021 Feb;52(2):205-212. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.10.094. Epub 2020 Oct 25. PMID: 33131794
• Barriers to Post-Discharge Monitoring and Patient-Clinician Communication: A Qualitative Study
  BC Brajcich, ML Shallcross, JK Johnson, RH Joung, CB Iroz, JL Holl, KY Bilimoria and RP Merkow. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul 15;268:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.06.032.
• Association of preoperative smoking with complications following major gastrointestinal surgery
  BC Brajcich, TK Yuce, RP Merkow, KY Bilimoria, MF McGee, T Zhan and DD Odell, Am J Surg. 2021 Jun 7. pii: S0002-9610(21)00326-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.06.002.
• Association Between Missed Doses of Chemoprophylaxis and VTE Incidence in a Statewide Colectomy Cohort
  R Khorfan, L Kreutzer, R Love, CJR Schlick, M Chia, KY Bilimoria and AD Yang, Ann Surg. 2021 Apr 1;273(4):e151-e152. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004349.
• Formative Evaluation of a Peer Video-Based Coaching Initiative
  L Kreutzer, YY Hu, J Stulberg, CC Greenberg, KY Bilimoria and JK Johnson, J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.048. Epub 2020 Aug 21.
• A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Clinician Education Modules on Reducing Surgical Opioid Prescribing
  ML Shallcross, JJ Stulberg, WLA Schafer, BA Buckley, R Huang, KY Bilimoria and JK Johnson, J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Aug 17.
• A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Clinician Education Modules on Reducing Surgical Opioid Prescribing.
  Shallcross ML, Stulberg JJ, Schäfer WLA, Buckley BA, Huang R, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK. J Surg Res. 2021 Jan;257:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32818777

2020

• Rural Surgical Quality: Policy and Practice.
  Halverson AL. Surg Clin North Am. 2020 Oct;100(5):901-908. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.07.001. PMID: 32882172
• Addressing (over)prescribing of opioids in surgery.
  Schäfer WLA, Stulberg JJ. Am J Surg. 2020 Oct;220(4):821-822. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.021. Epub 2020 Jul 29. PMID: 32807384
• Preoperative patient education and patient preparedness are associated with less postoperative use of opioids.
  Khorfan R, Shallcross ML, Yu B, Sanchez N, Parilla S, Coughlin JM, Johnson JK, Bilimoria KY, Stulberg JJ. Surgery. 2020 May;167(5):852-858. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.01.002. Epub 2020 Feb 20. PMID: 32087946
• Video-Based Feedback for the Improvement of Surgical Technique: A Platform for Remote Review and Improvement of Surgical Technique
  CJR Schlick, KY Bilimoria and JJ Stulberg, JAMA Surg. 2020 Nov 1;155(11):1078-1079. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3286.
• A Comprehensive Estimation of the Costs of 30-Day Postoperative Complications Using Actual Costs from Multiple, Diverse Hospitals
  RP Merkow, Y Shan, AR Gupta, AD Yang, P Sama, M Schumacher, D Cooke, C Barnard and KY Bilimoria, Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Oct;46(10):558-564. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.06.011. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
• Association of Weekend Effect With Recovery After Surgery
  JY Liu, RP Merkow, ME Cohen, K Bilimoria, CY Ko, JF Sweeney and J Sharma, JAMA Surg. 2020 Oct 1;155(10):988-990. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2618.
• Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes
  JJ Stulberg, R Huang, L Kreutzer, K Ban, BJ Champagne, SR Steele, JK Johnson, JL Holl, CC Greenberg and KY Bilimoria, JAMA Surg. 2020 Oct 1;155(10):960-968. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3007.
• Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis
  AD Yang, DB Hewitt, E Blay, Jr., LJ Kreutzer, CM Quinn, KA Cradock, V Prachand, KY Bilimoria and C Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement, Ann Surg. 2020 Jun;271(6):1072-1079. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003124.
• Association Between Implementing Comprehensive Learning Collaborative Strategies in a Statewide Collaborative and Changes in Hospital Safety Culture
  TK Yuce, AD Yang, JK Johnson, DD Odell, R Love, L Kreutzer, CJR Schlick, MI Zambrano, Y Shan, KJ O’Leary, A Halverson and KY Bilimoria, JAMA Surg. 2020 Oct 1;155(10):934-940. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2842.
• Evaluation of Changes in Quality Improvement Knowledge Following a Formal Educational Curriculum Within a Statewide Learning Collaborative
  ER Berger, L Kreutzer, A Halverson, AD Yang, S Reinhart, KJ O’Leary, MV Williams, KY Bilimoria, JK Johnson and IA Committee, J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov – Dec;77(6):1534-1541. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.04.018. Epub 2020 Jun 15.
• Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative Factors Associated with Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Cancer Resection
  CJR Schlick, JY Liu, AD Yang, DJ Bentrem, KY Bilimoria and RP Merkow, J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Jan;24(1):144-154. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04354-2. Epub 2019 Aug 16.
• Preoperative patient education and patient preparedness are associated with less postoperative use of opioids
  R Khorfan, ML Shallcross, B Yu, N Sanchez, S Parilla, JM Coughlin, JK Johnson, KY Bilimoria and JJ Stulberg, Surgery. 2020 May;167(5):852-858. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.01.002. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

2019

• Barriers to Providing VTE Chemoprophylaxis to Hospitalized Patients: A Nursing-Focused Qualitative Evaluation.
  Kreutzer L, Yang AD, Sansone C, Minami C, Saadat L, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK. J Hosp Med. 2019 Nov 1;14(11):668-672. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3290. Epub 2019 Aug 16. PMID: 31433769
• The relationship of preoperative versus postoperative hyperglycemia on clinical outcomes after elective colorectal surgery.
  Chen EB, Nooromid MJ, Helenowski IB, Soper NJ, Halverson AL. Surgery. 2019 Oct;166(4):655-662. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.043. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31351669
• Post-Operative Complications and Readmissions Associated with Smoking Following Bariatric Surgery
  TK Yuce, R Khorfan, NJ Soper, ES Hungness, AP Nagle, EN Teitelbaum, KY Bilimoria and DD Odell, J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Mar;24(3):525-530. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04488-3. Epub 2019 Dec 17.
• Leveraging a Comprehensive Program to Implement a Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative
  MF McGee, L Kreutzer, CM Quinn, A Yang, Y Shan, AL Halverson, R Love, JK Johnson, V Prachand, KY Bilimoria and C Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement, Ann Surg. 2019 Oct;270(4):701-711. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003524.
• Barriers to Providing VTE Chemoprophylaxis to Hospitalized Patients: A Nursing-Focused Qualitative Evaluation
  L Kreutzer, AD Yang, C Sansone, C Minami, L Saadat, KY Bilimoria and JK Johnson, J Hosp Med. 2019 Nov 1;14(11):668-672. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3290. Epub 2019 Aug 16.
• Minimizing Opioid Prescribing in Surgery (MOPiS) Initiative: An Analysis of Implementation Barriers
  JM Coughlin, ML Shallcross, WLA Schafer, BA Buckley, JJ Stulberg, JL Holl, KY Bilimoria and JK Johnson, J Surg Res. 2019 Jul;239:309-319. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 22.
• Association Between Hospital Safety Culture and Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative
  DD Odell, CM Quinn, RS Matulewicz, J Johnson, KE Engelhardt, JJ Stulberg, AD Yang, JL Holl and KY Bilimoria, J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Aug;229(2):175-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.046. Epub 2019 Mar 9.
• Evaluating the Impact of the Venous Thromboembolism Outcome Measure on the PSI 90 Composite Quality Metric
  E Blay, Jr., R Huang, JW Chung, AD Yang, JO DeLancey, RP Merkow, C Barnard and KY Bilimoria, Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 Mar;45(3):148-155. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Oct 4.

2018

• Creating Individual Surgeon Performance Assessments in a Statewide Hospital Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative
  CM Quinn, KY Bilimoria, JW Chung, CY Ko, ME Cohen and JJ Stulberg, J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Sep;227(3):303-312.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.06.002. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
• Discharge prescription patterns of opioid and nonopioid analgesics after common surgical procedures
  MJ Nooromid, E Blay, Jr., JL Holl, KY Bilimoria, JK Johnson, MK Eskandari and JJ Stulberg, Pain Rep. 2018 Feb 6;3(1):e637. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000637. eCollection 2018 Jan.
• Variation in post-discharge opioid prescriptions among members of a surgical team
  E Blay, Jr., MJ Nooromid, KY Bilimoria, JL Holl, B Lambert, JK Johnson and JJ Stulberg, Am J Surg. 2018 Jul;216(1):25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.035. Epub 2017 Nov 1.

2017

• Evaluation of readmissions due to surgical site infections: A potential target for quality improvement
  R Shah, E Pavey, M Ju, R Merkow, R Rajaram, MW Wandling, ME Cohen, A Dahlke, A Yang and K Bilimoria, Am J Surg. 2017 Nov;214(5):773-779. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.04.011. Epub 2017 Jun 8.
• Evaluation of a novel mentor program to improve surgical care for US hospitals
  JR Berian, JM Thomas, CA Minami, PR Farrell, KJ O’Leary, MV Williams, VN Prachand, AL Halverson, KY Bilimoria and JK Johnson, Int J Qual Health Care. 2017 Apr 1;29(2):234-242. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx005.

2016

• Evaluation of an institutional project to improve venous thromboembolism prevention
  CA Minami, AD Yang, M Ju, E Culver, K Seifert, L Kreutzer, T Halverson, KJ O’Leary and KY Bilimoria, J Hosp Med. 2016 Dec;11 Suppl 2:S29-S37. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2663.
• Evaluation of hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
  CR Sheils, AR Dahlke, L Kreutzer, KY Bilimoria and AD Yang, Surgery. 2016 Nov;160(5):1182-1188. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.04.034. Epub 2016 Jun 11.
• Development of a Conceptual Model for Surgical Quality Improvement Collaboratives: Facilitating the Implementation and Evaluation of Collaborative Quality Improvement
  MW Wandling, CA Minami, JK Johnson, KJ O’Leary, AD Yang, JL Holl and KY Bilimoria, JAMA Surg. 2016 Dec 1;151(12):1181-1183. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2817.
• Accurately Measuring Hospital Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Efforts
  AD Yang and KY Bilimoria, JAMA. 2016 May 17;315(19):2113-4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.5422.
• Does Performance Vary Within the Same Hospital When Separately Examining Different Patient Subgroups?
  JR Berian, JL Paruch, ME Cohen, RP Merkow, AR Dahlke, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, J Am Coll Surg. 2016 May;222(5):790-797.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.01.057. Epub 2016 Feb 13.
• Evaluating Appropriate Blood Transfusion in Cancer Surgery
  DD Odell and KY Bilimoria, JAMA Surg. 2016 Jun 1;151(6):525-6. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5104.
• Development of a Novel Composite Process Measure for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
  CV Kinnier, MH Ju, T Kmiecik, C Barnard, T Halverson, AD Yang, J Caprini, L Kreutzer and KY Bilimoria, Med Care. 2016 Feb;54(2):210-7. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000474.

2015

• Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery in the United States
  RP Merkow, MH Ju, JW Chung, BL Hall, ME Cohen, MV Williams, TC Tsai, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, JAMA. 2015 Feb 3;313(5):483-95. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.18614

2014

• Effect of post-discharge venous thromboembolism on hospital quality comparisons following hip and knee arthroplasty
  BS Kester, RP Merkow, MH Ju, TD Peabody, DJ Bentrem, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Sep 3;96(17):1476-84. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.M.01248.
• Identification of process measures to reduce postoperative readmission
  AL Halverson, MM Sellers, KY Bilimoria, MT Hawn, MV Williams, RS McLeod and CY Ko, J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Aug;18(8):1407-15. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2429-5. Epub 2014 Jun 10.
• Comparison of postoperative complication risk prediction approaches based on factors known preoperatively to surgeons versus patients
  AR Dahlke, RP Merkow, JW Chung, CV Kinnier, ME Cohen, MW Sohn, J Paruch, JL Holl and KY Bilimoria, Surgery. 2014 Jul;156(1):39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.002. Epub 2014 Mar 15.
• Adherence with postdischarge venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis recommendations after colorectal cancer surgery among elderly Medicare beneficiaries
  RP Merkow, KY Bilimoria, MW Sohn, EH Oh, MM Sellers, JL Paruch, JW Chung and DJ Bentrem, Ann Surg. 2014 Jul;260(1):103-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000296.

2013

• Effect of cancer surgery complexity on short-term outcomes, risk predictions, and hospital comparisons
  RP Merkow, DJ Bentrem, ME Cohen, JL Paruch, SM Weber, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Oct;217(4):685-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.05.015. Epub 2013 Jul 4.
• Optimizing ACS NSQIP modeling for evaluation of surgical quality and risk: patient risk adjustment, procedure mix adjustment, shrinkage adjustment, and surgical focus
  ME Cohen, CY Ko, KY Bilimoria, L Zhou, K Huffman, X Wang, Y Liu, K Kraemer, X Meng, R Merkow, W Chow, B Matel, K Richards, AJ Hart, JB Dimick and BL Hall, J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Aug;217(2):336-46.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.027. Epub 2013 Apr 28.
• Effect of including cancer-specific variables on risk-adjusted hospital surgical quality comparisons
  RP Merkow, DJ Bentrem, DP Winchester, AK Stewart, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun;20(6):1766-73. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-2867-z. Epub 2013 Jan 26.
• Validity and feasibility of the American College of Surgeons colectomy composite outcome quality measure
  RP Merkow, BL Hall, ME Cohen, X Wang, JL Adams, WB Chow, EH Lawson, KY Bilimoria, K Richards and CY Ko, Ann Surg. 2013 Mar;257(3):483-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318273bf17.
• Effect of including cancer-specific variables on models examining short-term outcomes
  RP Merkow, TE Kmiecik, DJ Bentrem, DP Winchester, AK Stewart, CY Ko and KY Bilimoria, Cancer. 2013 Apr 1;119(7):1412-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27891. Epub 2012 Nov 26.

2011

• Post-discharge venous thromboembolism after cancer surgery: extending the case for extended prophylaxis
  RP Merkow, KY Bilimoria, MD McCarter, ME Cohen, CC Barnett, MV Raval, JA Caprini, HS Gordon, CY Ko and DJ Bentrem, Ann Surg. 2011 Jul;254(1):131-7. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31821b98da.