Comparison of P-POSSUM risk-adjusted mortality rates after surgery between patients in the USA and the UK

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1593-1598

  Bennett Guerrero, E ^a,f   Hyam, J A ^c   Shaefi, S ^c   Prytherch, D R ^e   Sutton, G L ^e   Weaver, P C ^e   Mythen, M G ^d   Grocott, M P ^d   Parides, M K ^b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0346150228     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4347     Document Type: Article

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