title: Mortality following various surgical procedures in the 34,000,000 Medicare population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biostatistics-Clinical Epidemiology, Medical College of Wisconsin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rimm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States