Comparison of Risk-Adjusted 30-Day Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals and Selected University Medical Centers: General Surgical Operations in Men

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1103-1114

  Henderson, William G ^a   Khuri, Shukri F ^b,c,d   Mosca, Cecilia ^e   Fink, Aaron S ^f,g   Hutter, Matthew M ^h   Neumayer, Leigh A ^i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249290391     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.02.068     Document Type: Article

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