1. Hospital morbidity rankings and complication severity in vascular surgery 
Micah E. Girotti, MD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages (January 2013)
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2. Fig 1
Rates of (A) mortality and (B) prolonged length of stay based on increasing complication severity (P < .001 for differences).
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3. Fig 2
Rates of (A) mortality and (B) prolonged length of stay based on increasing complication number (P < .001 for differences).
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4. Fig 3
Hospital ranking variation by severity of complications. The left side represents a random sample of 30 hospitals ranked according to the standard National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) morbidity method. The graphic reveals the variation in ranking that occurs when complication severity is incorporated into the rankings. The new rankings are on the right side.
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5. Fig 4
Hospital ranking variation by number of complications. The left side represents a random sample of 30 hospitals ranked according to the standard National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) morbidity method. The graphic reveals the variation in ranking that occurs when complication number is incorporated into the rankings. The new rankings are on the right side.
Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs )
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