title: Postoperative venous thromboembolism outcomes measure: analytic exploration of potential misclassification of hospital quality due to surveillance bias.
authors.affiliation: *Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL †Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and ‡Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Jeanette W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Mila H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Christine V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Kinnier
authors.forename: Min-Woong
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Karl Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Bilimoria
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*