Population
Patients in a national survey of post-surgical complications following colon resection
Comparison
Application of sampling weights to adjust for… vs Unweighted analysis and a parallel study with a…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Weighted cross-sectional data may reduce bias in surgical site infection estimates; leaves open broader adoption pending further validation.
Using sampling weights in cross-sectional surveys of hospital complications corrects for the overrepresentation of patients with prolonged hospitalizations.
Fluss et al. (2012) studied this question.
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