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Composite measures may be superior to individual measures for the analysis of hospital performance and quality of surgical care.Objective
To determine the incidence of a so-called textbook outcome, a composite measure of the quality of surgical care, among patients undergoing curative-intent resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.Design, setting, and participants
This cohort study involved an analysis of a multinational, multi-institutional cohort of patient from 15 major hepatobiliary centers in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia who underwent curative-intent resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma between 1993 and 2015. Data analysis was conducted from April 2018 to May 2018.Main outcomes and measures
Hospital variation in the
SUBMITTER: Merath K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6487899 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature