Is it Time to Abandon 30-Day Mortality as a Quality Measure?

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
• ² Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. Ryan.Merkow@northwestern.edu.