title: Failure to rescue.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA. sclarke@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Linda H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Aiken
mesh_terms: D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards