Assuring survival of safety-net surgical patients

Pitt, HA; Goldberg, AJ; Pathak, AS; Shinefeld, JA; Hinkle, SM; Rogers, SO; DiSesa, VJ; Kaiser, LR

Pitt, HA (reprint author), Temple Univ, Lewis Katz Sch Med, Dept Surg, 3509 N Broad St,Boyer Pavil,E938, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA.; Pitt, HA (reprint author), Temple Univ Hlth Syst, 3509 N Broad St,Boyer Pavil,E938, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA.

SURGERY, 2017; 161 (3): 855

Abstract

Background. Survival of surgical inpatients is a key quality metric. Patient, surgeon, and system factors all contribute to inpatient mortality, and s......

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