Hospital morbidity rankings and complication severity in vascular surgery Micah E. Girotti, MD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 158-164 (January 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.099 Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Rates of (A) mortality and (B) prolonged length of stay based on increasing complication severity (P < .001 for differences). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 57, 158-164DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.099) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Rates of (A) mortality and (B) prolonged length of stay based on increasing complication number (P < .001 for differences). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 57, 158-164DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.099) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Hospital ranking variation by severity of complications. The left side represents a random sample of 30 hospitals ranked according to the standard National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) morbidity method. The graphic reveals the variation in ranking that occurs when complication severity is incorporated into the rankings. The new rankings are on the right side. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 57, 158-164DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.099) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Hospital ranking variation by number of complications. The left side represents a random sample of 30 hospitals ranked according to the standard National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) morbidity method. The graphic reveals the variation in ranking that occurs when complication number is incorporated into the rankings. The new rankings are on the right side. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 57, 158-164DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.06.099) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions