Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Operative mortality and procedure volume as predictors of subsequent hospital performance.
Despite growing interest in evidence-based hospital referral for selected surgical procedures, there remains considerable debate about which measures should be used to identify high-quality providers. ⋯ Historical measures of operative mortality or procedure volume identify hospitals likely to have better outcomes in the future. The optimal measure for selecting high-quality providers depends on the procedure.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection.
To determine if use of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores to elective resections accurately predicts short-term morbidity or mortality. ⋯ MELD scores should not be used to predict outcomes in the setting of elective hepatic resection.