Harriett Purves Burns

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · February 2005 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine by means of a national database whether higher surgeon caseload correlates with greater utilization of sphincter-sparing procedures than of abdominoperineal resections in treatment of patients with rectal can ... Full text Link to item Cite

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database.

Journal Article Ann Surg · January 2004 OBJECTIVE: To compare length of hospital stay, in-hospital complications, in-hospital mortality, and rate of routine discharge between laparoscopic and open appendectomy based on a representative, nationwide database. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Numerous sing ... Full text Link to item Cite

Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databases.

Journal Article Arch Surg · November 2003 HYPOTHESIS: Laparoscopic colectomy has significant advantages over open colectomy in the treatment of diverticular disease with respect to the length of hospital stay, routine hospital discharge, and postoperative morbidity and mortality. DESIGN: Retrospec ... Full text Link to item Cite

Provider Volume of Total Knee Arthroplasties and Patient Outcomes in the HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

Journal Article J Bone Joint Surg Am · September 2003 BACKGROUND: The relationship between volume and outcome of total knee arthroplasties has never been evaluated in a nationally representative sample, to our knowledge. We hypothesized that surgeons and hospitals with higher patient volumes would have better ... Full text Link to item Cite

The distribution of oriented contours in the real world.

Journal Article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · March 31, 1998 In both humans and experimental animals, the ability to perceive contours that are vertically or horizontally oriented is superior to the perception of oblique angles. There is, however, no consensus about the developmental origins or functional basis of t ... Full text Link to item Cite