Role of Operative Complexity Variables in Risk Adjustment for Patients With Cancer

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois2Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois.
• ² Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison.
• ³ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.
• ⁴ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois4Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles5Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
• ⁵ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois6Department of Surgery, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.