Patient Care Quality and Clinical Effectiveness
When they realized their number of patients with urinary tract infections caused by urinary catheters was tracking above the national average, urologic oncologist Janet Kukreja, MD, and Shannon Bortolotto, APRN, clinical nurse specialist at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, knew they had to take action.
Greg Glasgow | 
February 01, 2022
Research Patient Care Community COVID-19 Quality and Clinical Effectiveness
Ideas and innovation don’t always co-exist with convenience. On the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the road to a novel mask design to address the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic took some unexpected twists and turns.
Rachel Sauer | September 08, 2021
Research Quality and Clinical Effectiveness
Edward Jones, MD, MS, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is a nationally recognized expert on preventing operating room (OR) fires.
Department of Surgery | January 13, 2021
Research Patient Care Quality and Clinical Effectiveness
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new attention to the safety of patients during surgery. But long before the concerns brought on by coronavirus, the CU Department of Surgery was working to make patient safety a priority.
Department of Surgery | January 06, 2021
U.S. News & World Report
May 08, 2023
Here's one more reason to watch your weight: Obesity can increase your odds for serious complications after surgery.
Medscape
April 25, 2023
Prediction models that incorporate more than just treatment status could rank order heart transplant candidates by urgency more effectively.
Becker's Hospital Review
April 16, 2023
This year's National Donate Life Month has special meaning for a young patient who recently underwent his fourth liver transplant with CU surgeons.
News Medical
April 10, 2023
New research describes another possible issue caused by the combination of alcohol and burn injury: impaired cognitive function.
