The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 479-484, April 2009

Adverse outcomes in surgery: redefinition of postoperative complications

Presented at the 32nd Annual Surgical Symposium of the Association of VA Surgeons, May 4–6, 2008, Dallas, TX.

  • Donald E. Fry, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Michael Pine and Associates, 5020 S. Lake Shore Dr., 304N, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
    • Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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  • Michael Pine, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Michael Pine and Associates, 5020 S. Lake Shore Dr., 304N, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Barbara L. Jones, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Michael Pine and Associates, 5020 S. Lake Shore Dr., 304N, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
    • ,
  • Roger J. Meimban, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Michael Pine and Associates, 5020 S. Lake Shore Dr., 304N, Chicago, IL 60615, USA

Received 3 July 2008; received in revised form 31 July 2008 published online 02 March 2009.

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00767-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.056

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 479-484, April 2009

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