The Patient Safety in Surgery Study: Background, Study Design, and Patient Populations

Background The purpose of this article is to describe the background, design, and patient populations of the Patient Safety in Surgery Study, as a preliminary to the articles in this journal that will report the results of the Study. Study Design The Patient Safety in Surgery Study was a prospective...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 204; no. 6; pp. 1089 - 1102
Main Authors:	Khuri, Shukri F., MD, FACS, Henderson, William G., MPH, PhD, Daley, Jennifer, MD, Jonasson, Olga, MD, FACS, Jones, R. Scott, MD, FACS, Campbell, Darrell A., MD, FACS, Fink, Aaron S., MD, FACS, Mentzer, Robert M., MD, FACS, Steeger, Janet E., RN, BSN
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2007
Subjects:	Cohort Studies Hospitals, University Hospitals, Veterans Humans Morbidity Patients Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Prospective Studies Research Design Safety - standards Surgery Surgical Procedures, Operative - mortality Surgical Procedures, Operative - standards United States United States NSQIP PSS O/E observed-to-expected Veterans Affairs Patient Safety in Surgery Study National Surgical Quality Improvement Program VA
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