Postoperative venous thromboembolism outcomes measure: analytic exploration of potential misclassification of hospital quality due to surveillance bias

Ann Surg. 2015 Mar;261(3):443-4. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000850.

Authors

Jeanette W Chung¹, Mila H Ju, Christine V Kinnier, Min-Woong Sohn, Karl Y Bilimoria

Affiliation

¹ *Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL †Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and ‡Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Bias*
Diagnostic Imaging / statistics & numerical data
Efficiency, Organizational
Guideline Adherence
Hospitals / standards*
Humans
International Classification of Diseases
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Population Surveillance
Postoperative Complications / classification
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / standards*
United States / epidemiology
Venous Thromboembolism / classification
Venous Thromboembolism / diagnosis
Venous Thromboembolism / epidemiology*

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