Adverse outcomes in surgery: redefinition of postoperative complications

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-484

  Fry, Donald E ^a,b   Pine, Michael ^a,c   Jones, Barbara L ^a   Meimban, Roger J ^a  

^a Michael Pine and Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse surgical outcomes; Colon surgery; Control charts; Coronary artery bypass grafts; Linear regression analysis; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; COLECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 62649106604     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.056     Document Type: Article

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