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Surgeon performance index: tool for assessment of individual surgical quality in total quality management
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 05/06/09
Hartrumpf M et al. - Comorbidity increased between periods 1 and 3 significantly whereas early mortality remained rather stable. SPI indicated improvement of the performance of the individual surgeon and a decrease of range and mean of the overall performance. SPI is therefore an effective tool to assess individual surgical quality and serves as an instrument for human resource management and development. Sustainable positive effects on overall performance can be expected.
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