Relevance of the C-statistic when evaluating risk-adjustment models in surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 822-830

  Merkow, Ryan P ^a,b,c   Hall, Bruce L ^a,d,e   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Dimick, Justin B ^f   Wang, Edward ^b   Chow, Warren B ^a,g,h   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,g,h   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; C STATISTIC; CALIBRATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; CALIBRATION; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84860219454     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.041     Document Type: Article

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