A novel approach to global benchmarking of risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: Beyond perioperative mortality rate

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 501-502

  Spence, Richard T ^a,b   Mueller, Jessica L ^b   Chang, David C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RATE; NOTE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; BENCHMARKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84975076563     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0091     Document Type: Note

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