Table 2

Predicted percentages from the NSQIP calculator and observed percentages from the actual cohort of perioperative outcomes, as well as the Brier score and Brier max between the predicted and observed percentages.

ComplicationPredicted, %Observed, %Brier ScoreBrier Max
Serious complication10.4810.10.000014440.090799
Any complication11.5411.40.000001960.101004
Pneumonia1.222.40.000139240.023424
Cardiac complication0.340.90.000031360.008919
SSI2.041.85.76E-060.017676
UTI1.692.70.000102010.026271
VTE1.552.30.000056250.022471
Renal failure0.230.29E-080.001996
Readmission5.696.68.281E-050.061644
Return to OR3.903.80.0000010.036556
Death0.280.90.000038440.008919
Discharge to nursing or rehabilitation20.552.640.003422250.194304
Sepsis1.281.80.000027040.017676
  • NSQIP, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; OR, operating room; SSI, surgical site infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism.