Association of Hospital Participation in a Surgical Outcomes Monitoring Program With Inpatient Complications and Mortality

Importance

Programs that analyze and report rates of surgical complications are an increasing focus of quality improvement efforts. The most comprehensive tool currently used for outcomes monitoring in the United States is the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).

Objective

To compare surgical outcomes experienced by patients treated at hospitals that did vs did not...