An Assessment of Hospital Performance in Emergency General Surgery Using Direct and Indirect Standardization
Significant variation exists in EGS outcomes. Hospital performance is inconsistent between operative and nonoperative treatment. A small number of hospitals can be distinguished based on risk-adjusted outcomes regardless of analytic technique, suggesting opportunities for optimized care standardization and quality improvement.
Authors
- Luke Keele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-2713)
- Drew Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-3485)
- Rachel Rapaport Kelz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6635-5961)
- Elinore J. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7550-0024)
- Chris Wirtalla
- J. Walker Rosenthal
- James Sharpe
Institutions
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000632
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00