DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3431 ISSN: 2168-6254
Systematic Identification of NSQIP-Defined Postoperative Complications Using the ICD-10
Kenneth Williams, Masami Tabata-Kelly, Yu-Jen Chen, Mengyuan Ruan, Weijia Sun, Zara Cooper, Molly P. Jarman
This diagnostic/prognostic study compares distributions of patient characteristics and procedure groups year-to-year to develop and validate a comprehensive surgical complication list aligning codes from the