A sampler of current SORCE research projects
Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium
NIH funded multicenter investigation of bariatric surgery
Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
NIH funded investigation of Surgical Outcomes in the Medicare population
Surgical Management of Pancreatic Necrosis
NIH funded investigation of laparoscopic necrosectomy
The Utility of Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Cancer
NIH grant evaluating temporal trends in liver cancer therapy using SEER-Medicare
The Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Colon Resection
NIH grant retrospectively evaluating outcomes and costs of laparoscopic and colorectal surgery using SEER-Medicare
Alternatives in Diverticulitis Management Trial
NIH grant prospectively evaluating one-stage procedures for surgical management of acute complicated diverticulitis
Modern Management of Bowel Obstruction
NIH grant prospectively evaluating the role of CT scanning and expectant
management of complete bowel obstruction
Assessing Variability in Colorectal Surgery Outcomes
Payer funded evaluation of variability in 30-day reoperation rates based on patient and hospital characteristics using the CHARS database
Factors Associated with Cholangiography Use
Industry funded survey of 5000 surgeons evaluating the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge regarding cholangiography
Temporal Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Adult Empyema
Privately funded population level assessment of temporal trends in the management and outcomes associated with empyema
Optimal Management of Adult Empyema
Privately funded systematic review of primary operative versus non-operative management of adult parapneumonic empyema
Appropriate Management of Spontaneous Pneumothroax
Privately funded poplulation level estimates of recurrence rates associated with primary operative versus non-operative management of spontaneous pneumothorax
Adverse Outcomes of Surgically Managed Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NIH funded description of the prevalence and outcomes associated with non-small cell lung cancer
Surgery and Functional Decline in Older Adults
NIH funded investigation of decline following major abdominal surgery in the elderly
The Effect of Advancing Age on Surgical Outcomes
NIH funded assessment of risk of death and complications in elderly patients undergoing abdominal operations
Breast Specimen Repository
Privately funded tissue bank investigating the causes and development of improved diagnostic and treatment techniques for breast cancer
reviewed 11/05