Association of Hospital Participation in a Surgical Outcomes Monitoring Program With Inpatient Complications and Mortality
Author(s) -
David A. Etzioni,
Nabil Wasif,
Amylou C. Dueck,
Robert R. Cima,
Samuel F. Hohmann,
James M. Naessens,
Amit K. Mathur,
Elizabeth B. Habermann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2015.90
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , cohort , medline , surgery , political science , law
Programs that analyze and report rates of surgical complications are an increasing focus of quality improvement efforts. The most comprehensive tool currently used for outcomes monitoring in the United States is the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).
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