title: A Novel Approach to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes: Beyond Perioperative Mortality Rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa2Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.affiliation: Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014481:United States