Open AccessVariable impact of complications in general surgery: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Eelke Bosma,
Eelco J. Veen,
Mariska de Jongh,
Jan A. Roukema
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.027810
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , prospective cohort study , complication , cohort study , cohort , severity of illness , emergency medicine , surgery
Registering complications is important in surgery, since complications serve as outcome measures and indicators of quality of care. Few studies have addressed the variation in severity and consequences of complications. We hypothesized that complications show much variation in consequences and severity.
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