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- What: The authors aimed to demonstrate the value of considering time-related variables in addition to patient casemix for detection of special cause variations when monitoring surgical outcomes with control charts. The authors designed an enhanced control chart accounting for both secular trends and seasonal variations through the integration of the year and quarter of performed surgical procedure in the adjustment scheme.
- Who: Quentin Cordier et al. from the Endocrinienne, Pierre Bénite, France have published the research: A time-adjusted control chart for monitoring surgical outcome variations, in the Journal: PLOS ONE of October . . .
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