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September 28, 2004Journal of the American College of Surgeons941 citations

Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: A report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

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JDJustin B. DimickSCSteven L. ChenPTPaul A. Taheri

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Hospital costs associated with surgical complications

Reducing surgical morbidity may offset the costs of participating in the NSQIP.

Abstract

Given the substantial costs associated with major postoperative complications, reducing morbidity may provide sufficient cost savings to offset the resources needed to participate in the private-sector expansion of the NSQIP.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69db08fc1e19c8ae08836089https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.276
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