*Department of Surgery, Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
†Department of Surgery, Outcomes Research Center, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
‡Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Reprints: Adil H. Haider, MD, MPH, FACS, Department of Surgery, Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans St, Zayed 6107, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: [email protected].
Disclosure: Supported by National Institutes of Health/NIGMS K23GM093112-01 and American College of Surgeons C. James Carrico Fellowship for the study of Trauma and Critical Care (A.H.H.). Dr Haut is the primary investigator of the National Institutes of Health Mentored Clinician Scientist Development Award K08 1K08HS017952-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality entitled “Does Screening Variability Make DVT an Unreliable Quality Measure of Trauma Care?” Dr Haut receives royalties from Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins for a book he coauthored (Avoiding Common ICU Errors). He has received honoraria for various speaking engagements regarding clinical and quality and safety topics and has given expert witness testimony in various medical malpractice cases.
The data herein was presented as an Oral Presentation at the American College of Surgeons 2013 Clinical Congress in Washington, DC 10/2013 (reference no. SF2013-38680).
The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
