Beyond P Values
We propose a mean difference of 12 points in the CCI ® between treatment groups as a relevant difference in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. This MID provides an important foundation for sample size calculations and interpretation of randomized controlled trials and large real-world observational studies.
Authors
- Julio F. Fiore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0019-8673)
- Nicolò Pecorelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-8196)
- Matthias Pfister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0654-4374)
- Giovanni Guarneri
- Gerjon Hannink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-3775)
- Charlotte J. L. Molenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2407-4197)
- Liane S. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-7767)
- Aron Onerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-3529)
- Sander Ubels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-5436)
- Massimo Falconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9654-7243)
- Gerrit D. Slooter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-9512)
- Julia Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8359-6177)
- Eva Angenete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9966-4904)
- Pierre–Alain Clavien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-7905)
- Åsmund Avdem Fretland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-5189)
- Milo A. Puhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4721-1879)
- Fariba Abbassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-3146)
- Bjørn Edwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-6225)
- Sarkis Drejian
- Margot Heijmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-6336)
- Eva Haglind
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Prevention Institute (US)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering (CH)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Máxima Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Swiss Re (Switzerland) (CH)
- Pancreas Centre (Canada) (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006877
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55