Key result
Admission illness severity models modestly predict postoperative adverse events in Medicare surgical patients.
Why the study?
Does severity of illness adjustment predict postoperative adverse events in Medicare surgical patients?
Observational (n=8,126)
Does severity of illness adjustment predict postoperative adverse events in Medicare surgical patients?
Severity of illness on admission has modest predictive power for postoperative adverse events, suggesting risk-adjusted outcomes may be useful for screening quality shortfalls.
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May support risk-adjusted screening for surgical quality shortfalls; leaves open whether refined models enhance prediction in Medicare cohorts.
Rosen et al. (1995) conducted an observational in Surgical patients (n=8,126). Severity of illness on admission (disease-specific models and MedisGroups scores) was evaluated on Postoperative adverse events. Severity of illness on admission, assessed via disease-specific models and MedisGroups scores, demonstrated modest predictive power for postoperative adverse events in Medicare surgical patients.
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