Background Assessment of the quality of care among patients undergoing hepatectomy may
be inadequate using traditional “siloed” postoperative surgical outcome metrics. In turn, the …

Importance Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite measure that captures the most desirable
surgical outcomes as a single indicator, yet to date TO has not been defined and assessed …

Background Textbook outcome (TO) is a multidimensional measure reflecting the ideal
outcome after surgery. As a benchmarking tool, it provides an objective overview of quality of …

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Background Both textbook outcome (TO) and hospital volume have been identified as
quality metrics following cancer surgery. We sought to examine whether TO or hospital …

Introduction Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite outcome measure covering the surgical
care process in a single outcome measure. TO has an advantage over single outcome …

Background The relevance of laparoscopic resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
(ICC) remains debated. The aim of this study was to compare laparoscopic (LLR) and open …

Background Textbook outcome (TO) is an emerging concept within multiple surgical
domains, which represents a novel effort to define a standardized, composite quality …

The concept of textbook outcome (TO) has recently gained popularity in surgical research
and has been used to evaluate the quality or success of different surgical procedures …

Background The use of composite measures like “textbook outcome”(TO) may provide a
more accurate measure of surgical quality. We sought to determine if TO has improved over …