There is significant variability in reoperation rates after colorectal surgery across hospitals, suggesting it could serve as a valuable metric for quality improvement.
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Reoperation rate variability after colorectal surgery may signal hospital performance gaps; leaves open its validation as a quality metric before practice adoption.
Merkow et al. (2009) studied this question.
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