In 2006, the American College of Surgeons developed the National Surgical Quality
Improvement Program Pediatric (ACS-NSQIPP) for specialties in children's surgery with
a stated goal to “enable participating hospitals to collect highly reliable clinical
data and compare their surgical outcomes with outcomes of other participants.” [
[1]
,
[2]
] Initially piloted at four children's hospitals, ACS-NSQIPP has expanded to 141 participating sites and includes more than 340 data
points for children undergoing major surgical procedures [
[3]
]. Thirty-day post-operative outcomes (e.g. surgical site infections, unplanned reoperations, and mortality) are reported for select procedures. ACS-NSQIPP provides a unique opportunity to promote high-quality pediatric surgical
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Published online: March 25, 2021
Accepted:
March 10,
2021
Received:
February 3,
2021
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- Commentary to ‘Beyond morbidity and mortality: Measuring processes and procedure specifics in the national surgical quality improvement program pediatric (NSQIPP)’Journal of Pediatric UrologyVol. 17Issue 3
- PreviewThe National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), which originated as a result of the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS) almost 3 decades ago, utilizes a validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based approach with the quest of measuring and improving the quality of surgical care. The original aim of this dynamic, prospective database, was to collect reliable patient-level, short-term outcome data, based on clear definitions at the source. Data collection by appropriately trained personnel, is targeted to the procedures with higher incidences of perioperative complications.
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