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Surgical outcomes

What are they and why should they be measured?

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  1. Section of General, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue (C6-GSUR), Seattle, WA, 98111, USA

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Traverso, L.W. Surgical outcomes. Surg Endosc 14, 103–105 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900075

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