Using coworker reports of unprofessional behavior as a metric, surgeons’ complication rates were assessed. Compared to surgeons with no reports, the complication rate for surgeons with 1-3 reports was increased 14.3%, and that for surgeons with 4 or more reports was increased 11.9%.
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Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons and Surgical Complications in Their Patients
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: JAMA Surgery
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Author(s): William O. Cooper, David A. Spain, Oscar Guillamondegui, Rachel R. Kelz, Henry J. Domenico, Joseph Hopkins, Patricia Sullivan, Ilene N. Moore, James W. Pichert, Thomas F. Catron, Lynn E. Webb, Roger R. Dmochowski, Gerald B. Hickson
