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. 2019 Jul 17;154(10):915–921. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2295

Figure 3. Association of Surgeon Specialty With Assigned Work Relative Value Units (RVUs) .

Figure 3.

Shown is a linear regression model with the assigned work RVU as the dependent variable with a 10-level categorical variable for specialty (reference: general surgery) as the primary independent variable. Covariates included the specialty-specific procedure median operative time; median postoperative length of stay; reoperation rate; and readmission rate, including quadratic terms when appropriate (full model is included in eTable 2 in the Supplement). Error bars represent the 95% CI around the point estimate. A specialty with an error bar completely to the right of the dotted vertical line may be interpreted as, after controlling for the available surgeon work measures, having higher mean work RVU values compared with general surgery. A specialty with an error bar entirely to the left of the dotted vertical line may be interpreted as, after controlling for the available surgeon work measures, having lower mean work RVU values compared with general surgery.