title: Comparing the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program With the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
authors.forename: Jamie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012372:ROC Curve; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology