Mortality index is more accurate than volume in predicting outcome and failure to rescue in Medicare beneficiaries undergoing robotic right upper lobectomyCentral MessagePerspective

Mortality index is more accurate than volume in predicting outcome and failure to rescue in Medicare beneficiaries undergoing robotic right upper lobectomyCentral MessagePerspective

Background: Surgical volume is known to influence failure to rescue (FTR), defined as death following a complication. Robotic lung surgery continues to expand and there is variability in outcomes among hospitals. We sought to estimate the contribution of hospital-based factors on outcomes and FTR fo...

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Main Authors: J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, Elwin Tham, MD, Manuel Gomez-Tschrnko, MD, J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, Jason Lamb, MD, Paul Rothenberg, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Alper Toker, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:JTCVS Open
Subjects:
mortality index
robotic lung surgery
Medicare beneficiaries
right upper lobectomy
failure to rescue
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273624000342

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