Improving quality of care: development of a risk-adjusted perioperative morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.059 Byline: Christine A. Heisler (a), Giovanni D. Aletti (a), Amy L. Weaver (b), L. Joseph Melton (c), William A. Cliby (a), John B. Gebhart (a) Keywords: perioperative morbidity; risk adjustment; vaginal hysterectomy Abstract: We sought to develop and evaluate a risk-adjusted perioperative morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (b) Division of Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (c) Divisions of Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Article History: Received 26 January 2009; Revised 24 April 2009; Accepted 24 June 2009 Article Note: (footnote) Supported in part by research Grant RA-30582 from the National Institutes of Health, US Public Health Service., Cite this article as: Heisler CA, Aletti GD, Weaver AL, et al. Improving quality of care: development of a risk-adjusted perioperative morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:137.e1-5.