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Validity of selected patient safety indicators: opportunities and concerns.
Kaafarani HM, Borzecki AM, Itani KM, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2011; 212:924-934.

This study examined the predictive value of three AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators intended to detect postoperative adverse events and found that these indicators were not accurate enough to be used as quality measures.
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