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Value in acute care surgery, part 2: Defining and measuring quality outcomes. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery Ross, S. W., Wandling, M. W., Bruns, B. R., Martin, R. S., Scott, J. W., Doucet, J. J., Davis, K. A., Staudenmayer, K. L., Minei, J. P. 2022; 93 (1): e30-e39

Abstract

The prior article in this series delved into measuring cost in acute care surgery, and this subsequent work explains in detail how quality is measured. Specifically, objective quality is based on outcome measures, both from administrative and clinical registry databases from a multitude of sources. Risk stratification is key in comparing similar populations across diseases and procedures. Importantly, a move toward focusing on subjective outcomes like patient-reported outcomes measures and financial well-being are vital to evolving surgical quality measures for the 21st century.

View details for DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000003638

View details for PubMedID 35393377