Towards Optimizing Risk Adjustment in the Dutch Surgical Aneurysm Audit (DSAA)

To compare hospital outcomes of aortic aneurysm surgery, casemix correction for preoperative variables is essential. Most of these variables can be deduced from mortality risk prediction models. Our aim was to identify the optimal set of preoperative variables associated with mortality in order to establish a relevant and efficient casemix model.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - May 7, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: N. Lijftogt, A.C. Vahl, E.M. van der Willik, V.J. Leijdekkers, M.W.J.M. Wouters, J.F. Hamming, Dutch Society of Vascular Surgery, the Steering Committee of the Dutch Surgical Aneurysm Audit and the Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing Tags: Clinical Research, Basic Science Source Type: research