title: Risk Aversion in Vascular Intervention: The Consequences of Publishing Surgeon-specific Mortality for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
authors.affiliation: St George's Vascular Institute, 4th Floor St James Wing, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, UK. Electronic address: alankarthi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karthikesalingam
authors.affiliation: St George's Vascular Institute, 4th Floor St James Wing, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: P J E
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.affiliation: St George's Vascular Institute, 4th Floor St James Wing, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Loftus
authors.affiliation: St George's Vascular Institute, 4th Floor St James Wing, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality* / Q000592:standards