Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

NQUIRES is a collaborative and multidisciplinary community that supports faculty, staff and trainees in carrying out research to improve surgical care delivery, quality and outcomes.”

Salva Balbale, PhD and Anne Stey, MD

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Recent Publications

Where you live is related to death and return to the operating room after emergency surgery in a large healthcare system.
Ly N, Stey AM.
Am J Surg. 2025 Nov;249:116610. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116610. Epub 2025 Sep 12.
Corrigendum to "Effect of metoclopramide on gastric volume and nausea and vomiting outcomes in fasted patients undergoing Elective Cesarean delivery: a randomized clinical equivalence trial". [Int. J. Obstetr. Anesth. 64 (2025) 104754].
Lu SF, et al. Among authors: toledo p.
Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Nov;64:104771. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104771. Epub 2025 Sep 14.
Effect of metoclopramide on gastric volume and nausea and vomiting in fasted patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery: a randomized clinical equivalence trial.
Lu SF, et al. Among authors: toledo p.
Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Nov;64:104754. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104754. Epub 2025 Aug 14.