Evaluation of surgical performance using V-POSSUM risk-adjusted mortality rates

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 535-539

  Mosquera, Damien ^a   Chiang, Nathaniel ^a   Gibberd, Robert ^a  

^a TARANAKI BASE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mortality; Risk adjustment; Severity of illness; Survival rate; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL AND OPERATIVE SEVERITY SCORE FOR THE ENUMERATION OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 45249107038     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04567.x     Document Type: Article

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