Use of different comorbidity scores for risk-adjustment in the evaluation of quality of colorectal cancer surgery: Does it matter?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1071-1078

  Dekker, J W T ^a   Gooiker, G A ^a   Van Der Geest, L G M ^b   Kolfschoten, N E ^a   Struikmans, H ^c   Putter, H ^a   Wouters, M W J M ^a   Tollenaar, R A E M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Colorectal neoplasms; Colorectal surgery; Comorbidity; Health care; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION SCORE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX SCORE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SUM OF DISEASED ORGAN SYSTEM SCORE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84867565828     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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