TY  - JOUR
T1  - SUrveillance bias and postoperative complication rates
AU  - Rosenberg JJ, Haut ER
Y1  - 2012/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1490
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 199
EP  - 200
VL  - 147
IS  - 2
N2  - 
We read with interest the article by Buchberg et al1 on venous thromboembolic events in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Venous thromboembolic events are not only a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients but also a commonly monitored and publicly reported quality-of-care measure.2 Therefore, it is vital that we effectively and reliably determine whether differential rates of venous thromboembolism and other postoperative complications can be used to inform surgical decision making.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1490
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2011.1490
ER  -