title: The measurement of quality in surgery.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Khuri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*