Collaborations
R. Chari, USA
K. Kang, Korea
C. Bassi, Italy
J. Barkun, Canada
M. Makuuchi, Japan
M. Monden, Japan
R. Padbury, Australia
J. Pekolj, Argentina
E. de Santibañes, Argentina
R.D. Schulik, USA
St. Strasberg, USA
J.N. Vauthey, USA
University Hospital Zurich
Prof. P.-A. Clavien, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery
CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 255 33 00
info@surgicalcomplication.info
clavien@chir.uzh.ch
What is a surgical complication?
We
define a complication as ‘‘any deviation from the ideal
postoperative course that is not inherent in the procedure
and does not comprise a failure to cure.’’ Read more...
Classifying surgical complications
The therapy used to correct a specific complication is the basis of the Clavien-Dindo classification in order to rank
a complication in an objective and reproducible manner. Read more...
Quality assurance in surgery
Surgical outcomes vary by provider and there remains considerable debate about which parameters should be
used to reflect surgical quality.
Read more...
Original Article
June 2004
Classification of surgical complications -
Dindo D et al.
Ann Surg, 205-213
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Citations
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