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Risk-adjusted cumulative sum for early detection of hospitals with excess perioperative mortality.
December 13, 2023
Chen VW, Chidi AP, Dong Y, et al. JAMA Surg. 2023;158(11):1176.
Identifying patterns of adverse events in real time can prevent avoidable patient harm. This study used six years of data from the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program to identify hospitals with excess risk-adjusted 30-day perioperative mortality rates. Results show excess perioperative mortality can be detected a median of 49 days before traditional end-of-quarter reporting, suggesting more frequent data collection can reduce perioperative mortality.
