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List of works by Mehul V. Raval

A Visual Decision Support Tool for Appendectomy Care

scientific article published on 5 February 2018

A case of pediatric cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute appendicitis

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A comparison of injuries sustained from recreational compared to organized motorized vehicle use in children

scientific article published on 15 November 2014

A survey of pediatric surgeons' practices with enhanced recovery after children's surgery

scientific article published on 17 June 2017

Adhesive small bowel obstruction in children and adolescents: operative utilization and factors associated with bowel loss

scientific article published on 23 March 2011

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric: a phase 1 report

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Appropriateness of a pediatric-specific enhanced recovery protocol using a modified Delphi process and multidisciplinary expert panel.

scientific article published on 23 September 2017

Assessing effectiveness and implementation of a perioperative enhanced recovery protocol for children undergoing surgery: study protocol for a prospective, stepped-wedge, cluster, randomized, controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Assessing quality in pediatric surgery--the limited role of appendectomy as the optimal target.

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Assessment of variation in care and outcomes for pediatric appendicitis at children's and non-children's hospitals

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Association of Health Care Utilization With Rates of Perforated Appendicitis in Children 18 Years or Younger

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Association of Same-Day Discharge With Hospital Readmission After Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients.

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Association of surgical care improvement project infection-related process measure compliance with risk-adjusted outcomes: implications for quality measurement

scientific article published in December 2010

Bile duct injuries during pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a national perspective

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Case Volume and Revisits in Children Undergoing Gastrostomy Tube Placement.

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Case of the missing penny: thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal coin

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Challenge of balancing duration of stay and readmissions in children's operation.

scientific article published on 11 July 2017

Clinical validity and relevance of accidental puncture or laceration as a patient safety indicator for children

scientific article published on 28 October 2016

Comparison of 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgery procedures: potential for targeted improvement.

scientific article published in August 2010

Comparison of hospital performance in emergency versus elective general surgery operations at 198 hospitals

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Cost comparison of initial lobectomy versus fine-needle aspiration for diagnostic workup of thyroid nodules in children

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

Costs of congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair in the United States-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation foots the bill

scientific article published in April 2011

Covered stent use after subclavian artery and vein injuries in the setting of vascular Ehlers-Danlos.

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Current concepts in the surgical approach to necrotizing enterocolitis.

scientific article published on 19 December 2013

Defining the association between operative time and outcomes in children's surgery.

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Development and implementation of an electronic health record generated surgical handoff and rounding tool

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

Development of an enhanced recovery protocol for children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.

scientific article published on 7 April 2018

Disparities in fertility-sparing surgery in adolescent and young women with stage I ovarian dysgerminoma.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Does hospital type affect pyloromyotomy outcomes? Analysis of the Kids' Inpatient Database

scientific article published on 31 May 2010

Does timing matter? A national perspective on the risk of incarceration in premature neonates with inguinal hernia.

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Dollars and sense of interval appendectomy in children: a cost analysis

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Effect Of Trauma Center Status on 30-Day Outcomes After Emergency General Surgery

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Effect of resident postgraduate year on outcomes after laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicitis in children

scientific article published on 30 July 2012

Effectiveness of gabapentin as a postoperative analgesic in children undergoing appendectomy

scientific article published on 04 May 2018

Effects of socioeconomic status on children with well-differentiated thyroid cancer

scientific article published on 08 June 2017

Emergency Department Visits and Readmissions among Children after Gastrostomy Tube Placement.

scientific article published on 11 April 2016

Enhancing NSQIP-Pediatric through integration with the Pediatric Health Information System.

scientific article published on 05 October 2013

Enhancing recovery in pediatric surgery: a review of the literature

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Essentials of navigating and teaching surgical quality improvement.

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Evidence-based prevention and surgical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis-a review of randomized controlled trials.

scientific article published on May 2013

Exploring regional variability in utilization of antireflux surgery in children

scientific article published on 08 March 2017

Factors associated with imaging modality choice in children with appendicitis

scientific article published on April 10, 2012

Gastroschisis, atresia, dysmotility: surgical treatment strategies for a distinct clinical entity

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Hepatic and splenic blush on computed tomography in children following blunt abdominal trauma: Is intervention necessary?

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

Implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol in pediatric colorectal surgery

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

Implementing a surgeon-reported categorization of pediatric appendicitis severity

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Importance of Compliance Audits for a Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis Clinical Practice Guideline

scientific article published on 07 November 2018

Importance of patient and family satisfaction in perioperative care

scientific article published on 07 February 2018

Improving American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk adjustment: incorporation of a novel procedure risk score

scientific article published on 16 September 2010

Improving Quality and Efficiency for Intussusception Management After Successful Enema Reduction.

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

Improving ultrasound for appendicitis through standardized reporting of secondary signs.

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

Increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac patients undergoing fundoplication.

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

Increasing national burden of hospitalizations for skin and soft tissue infections in children.

scientific article published on October 2011

Influence of lymph node metastases on survival in pediatric medullary thyroid cancer.

scientific article published in October 2010

Interventions for Postsurgical Opioid Prescribing: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Laparoscopic splenectomy for metastatic squamous cell cancer of the neck

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Margin status and multimodal therapy in infantile fibrosarcoma.

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

Morbidity of peripherally inserted central catheters in pediatric complicated appendicitis.

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National assessment of melanoma care using formally developed quality indicators

scientific article published on 13 October 2009

Nodal evaluation in Wilms' tumors: analysis of the national cancer data base

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Operating room efficiency

scientific article published on 08 February 2018

Optimal surgical technique in spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Outcomes of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair among the elderly: endovascular versus open repair.

scientific article published on 17 January 2011

Parent Perspectives on Readiness for Discharge Home after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

Parent reported long-term quality of life outcomes in children after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants: who really benefits, and at what cost?

scientific article published on January 2007

Patient engagement to enhance recovery for children undergoing surgery

scientific article published on 07 February 2018

Pediatric American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: feasibility of a novel, prospective assessment of surgical outcomes

scientific article published on January 2011

Pediatric Patient and Caregiver Preferences in the Development of a Mobile Health Application for Management of Surgical Colorectal Conditions.

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Pediatric Surgical Risk Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 23 October 2018

Pediatric-protocol of multimodal therapy is associated with improved survival in AYAs and adults with rhabdomyosarcoma

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Post-discharge venous thromboembolism after cancer surgery: extending the case for extended prophylaxis.

scientific article published in July 2011

Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and Pediatric NSQIP

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Predicting Mortality or Intestinal Failure in Infants with Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis

scientific article published in December 2017

Preface

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

Presentation and management of pulmonary sequestration with total visceral inflow and outflow

scientific article published on 11 March 2016

Primary versus secondary anastomosis in intestinal atresia

scientific article published on 15 May 2018

Process improvement strategies: Designing and implementing quality improvement research

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

Quality improvement for pancreatic cancer care: is regionalization a feasible and effective mechanism?

scientific article published on April 2010

Ramifications of the Children's Surgery Verification Program for Patients and Hospitals

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Regional variation in rates of pediatric perforated appendicitis.

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Research using clinical registries in children's surgical care

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

Risk-adjusted hospital outcomes for children's surgery

scientific article published on 05 August 2013

Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents; Reality or Hype.

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

Routine use of a SILASTIC spring-loaded silo for infants with gastroschisis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

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Secondary signs may improve the diagnostic accuracy of equivocal ultrasounds for suspected appendicitis in children.

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Short-term and family-reported long-term outcomes of simple versus complicated gastroschisis

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Socioeconomic disparities affect survival in malignant ovarian germ cell tumors in AYA population.

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

Solving the Value Equation: Assessing Surgeon Performance Using Risk-Adjusted Quality-Cost Diagrams and Surgical Outcomes.

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Surgeon perceptions of volume threshold and essential practices for pediatric thyroidectomy✰

scientific article published in 2022

Surgical treatment of intestinal complications of graft versus host disease in the pediatric population: Case series and review of literature.

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Testicular tumors in prepubescent patients

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The Influence of Infectious Complications in Gastroschisis on Costs and Length of Stay.

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The association between nephroblastoma-specific outcomes and high versus low volume treatment centers.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

The contribution of practice variation to length of stay for children with perforated appendicitis

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

The importance of assessing both inpatient and outpatient surgical quality

scientific article published in March 2011

The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes

scientific article published on 12 March 2011

The necessity of sociodemographic status adjustment in hospital value rankings for perforated appendicitis in children.

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The role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national survey

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Total thyroidectomy for benign disease in the pediatric patient--feasible and safe

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Trends in age for hepatoportoenterostomy in the United States

scientific article published on 14 August 2010

Trends in common surgical procedures at children's and nonchildren's hospitals between 2000 and 2009.

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma in children and adolescents

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Using the NCDB for cancer care improvement: an introduction to available quality assessment tools

scientific article published on June 2009

Utilization of total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer in children

scientific article published on 29 April 2010

Variation in Preoperative Testing and Antireflux Surgery in Infants

scientific article published on 28 July 2017

Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderly.

scientific article published on June 2011