Outcomes reported by the Vascular Quality Initiative and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program are not comparable Francesco A. Aiello, MD,

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Outcomes reported by the Vascular Quality Initiative and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program are not comparable Francesco A. Aiello, MD, Bing Shue, MD, Nisha Kini, MBBS, MPH, Amy Rosen, PhD, Louis Messina, MD, William Robinson, MD, Philimon Gona, PhD, Andres Schanzer, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 152-159.e3 (July 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.046 Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Length of postoperative hospital stay in National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 60, 152-159.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.046) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 All postoperative events as recorded by National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) in original data set, with stratification for inpatient and 30-day postoperative events in NSQIP. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 60, 152-159.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.046) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions