The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 3 , Pages 324-330 , March 2010

Diagnostic, surgical judgment, and systems issues leading to reoperation: mining administrative databases

  • Meghan M. Dierks, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Zhen S. Huang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey J. Siracuse, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Simona Tolchin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Donald W. Moorman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Surgery, WPAHS, Allegheny General Hospital, North Ave, 5th Fl, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1-412-359-4159; fax: +1-412-359-3165

Received 1 August 2009 ,Revised 18 September 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00784-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.020

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 3 , Pages 324-330 , March 2010

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