Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States
Howard R, Thelen A, Chen X, Gates R, Krumm A, Millis M, Gupta T, Brown C, Bandeh-Ahmadi H, Wnuk G, Yee C, Ryan A, Mukherjee B, Dimick J, George B. Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 555-560. PMID: 37830271, PMCID: PMC10939969, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of practiceSevere complicationsRelative riskGeneral surgeonsIndependent practiceYears of independent practiceCareer surgeonsRelative risk of mortalityAmerican Board of SurgerySurgeon yearsMixed modelsSurgeon characteristicsRate of mortalityMedicare claimsComplicationsSurgeonsPatient outcomesPatientsMortalityAmerican BoardOutcomes