Does the choice of risk-adjustment model influence the outcome of surgeon-specific mortality analysis? A retrospective analysis of 14 637 patients under 31 surgeons

Objectives:

To compare implications of using the logistic EuroSCORE and a locally derived model when analysing individual surgeon mortality outcomes.

Design:

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.

Setting:

All NHS hospitals undertaking adult cardiac surgery in northwest England.

Patients:

14 637 consecutive patients, April 2002 to March 2005.

Main outcome measures:

We have compared...