Table 3

Patient actual vs the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program predicted outcomes.

Patient Actual OutcomesQuality (n = 1606)
ActualPredictedBrier Score
Any complication16.5%11.54%0.01
Cardiac complication1.9%0.34%2.4336 × 10–4
Surgical site infection1.0%2.0%1.08 × 10–4
Urinary tract infection1.7%1.6%1 × 10–8
Return to operating room2.4%3.9%2.25 × 10–4
Death0.0%0.28%7.84 × 10–6
Length of stay, d, mean6.33.5