Preoperative risk factors and surgical complexity are more predictive of costs than postoperative complications: A case study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 463-471

  Davenport, Daniel L ^a,d   Henderson, William G ^b   Khuri, Shukri F ^c   Mentzer Jr , Robert M ^a,e   Richardson, J David ^e   Shemin, Richard J ^e   Pellegrini, Carlos A ^e   Turner Jr , William W ^e   Emond, Jean C ^e   Aufses, Arthur H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c National Surgical Quality Improvement Program   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

DATABASES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 26444546863     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000183348.15117.ab     Document Type: Conference Paper

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