Center for Surgical Outcomes Research (CSOR)
The Center for Surgical Outcomes Research (CSOR) is a national leader in clinical and health services research related to the surgical care of children. CSOR provides a comprehensive research program that employs a wide range of methodologies to perform rigorous clinical and health services research. CSOR consists of a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, research staff, and research trainees working together to improve the delivery and outcomes of surgical care for children.
Goals
The goals of CSOR are to:
- Improve the surgical care of infants, children, and adolescents through high-quality research
- Provide mentorship and resources for students, residents, and research fellows interested in pediatric research careers
- Provide guidance, support, and analytic assistance to surgical faculty for research studies and grant applications
- Encourage a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional collaborative approach to research
Research Studies
Research studies include:
- Institutional chart reviews
- National database research
- Multicenter retrospective and prospective observational studies
- Clinical trials
- Surgical quality improvement
CSOR research has been funded by a variety of internal and external funding sources.
Partners and Collaborators
- Center for Child Health Equity & Outcomes Research
- Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction (CCPR)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital surgical divisions
- The Ohio State University Department of Surgery
- Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium (MWPSC)
- Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative (PedSRC)
- Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium (MPDC)
- Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative (PSORC)
- Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC)
