title: Comparing institutional trauma survival to a standard: current limitations and suggested alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA. clarkd@poa.mmc.org
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012306:Risk; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*