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Consumer Information
VASM Consumer Information Booklet (PDF 233.99KB)
VASM Consumer Information 2019 (PDF 259.55KB)
VASM Consumer Information 2018 (PDF 11.69MB)
VASM Consumer Information 2017 (PDF 1.06MB)
VASM Consumer Information 2016 (PDF 209.72KB)
VASM Consumer Information 2015 (PDF 367.34KB)
VASM Consumer Information 2014 (PDF 1.32MB)
Media releases
VASM Media Release 2020 (PDF 45.15KB)
VASM Media Release 2019 (PDF 103.69KB)
VASM Media Release 2018 (PDF 77.04KB)
VASM Media Release 2017 (PDF 21.44KB)
VASM Media Release 2016 (PDF 138.83KB)
VASM Media Release 2015 (PDF 44.26KB)
VASM Media Release 2014 (PDF 36.4KB)
VASM Media Release 2013 (PDF 50.98KB)
VASM Media Release 2012 (PDF 33.31KB)
VASM Media Release 2011 (PDF 57.3KB)
External evaluations
Annual reports
VASM Report 2017-2022 (PDF 1.7MB) (PDF 1.7MB) (PDF 1.7MB)
VASM Report 2016-2021 (PDF 1.45MB) (PDF 1.45MB) (PDF 1.45MB) (PDF 1.45MB)
VASM Report Appendix 2016-2021 (PDF 498.17KB) (PDF 498.17KB) (PDF 498.17KB) (PDF 498.17KB)
VASM Report 2020 (PDF 2.75MB) (PDF 2.75MB) (PDF 2.75MB) (PDF 2.75MB)
VASM Report Appendix 2020 (PDF 1.26MB) (PDF 1.26MB) (PDF 1.26MB) (PDF 1.26MB)
VASM Report 2019 (PDF 1.58MB) (PDF 1.58MB) (PDF 1.58MB) (PDF 1.58MB)
VASM Full Report 2018 (PDF 7.29MB) (PDF 7.29MB) (PDF 7.29MB) (PDF 7.29MB)
VASM Supplementary Report 2018 (PDF 4.94MB) (PDF 4.94MB) (PDF 4.94MB) (PDF 4.94MB)
VASM Annual Report 2017 (PDF 2.8MB) (PDF 2.8MB) (PDF 2.8MB) (PDF 2.8MB)
VASM Technical Report 2017 (PDF 3.28MB) (PDF 3.28MB) (PDF 3.28MB) (PDF 3.28MB)
VASM Annual Report 2016 (PDF 1.32MB) (PDF 1.32MB) (PDF 1.32MB) (PDF 1.32MB)
VASM Technical Report 2016 (PDF 1.12MB) (PDF 1.12MB) (PDF 1.12MB) (PDF 1.12MB)
VASM Annual Report 2015 (eBook)
VASM Annual Report 2015 (PDF 2.85MB) (PDF 2.85MB) (PDF 2.85MB) (PDF 2.85MB)
VASM Technical Report 2015 (PDF 756.87KB) (PDF 756.87KB) (PDF 756.87KB) (PDF 756.87KB)
VASM Annual Report 2014 (PDF 1.62MB) (PDF 1.62MB) (PDF 1.62MB) (PDF 1.62MB)
VASM Annual Report 2013 (PDF 2.81MB) (PDF 2.81MB) (PDF 2.81MB) (PDF 2.81MB)
VASM Annual Report 2012 (PDF 12.46MB) (PDF 12.46MB) (PDF 12.46MB) (PDF 12.46MB)
VASM Annual Report Summary 2012 (PDF 6.18MB) (PDF 6.18MB) (PDF 6.18MB) (PDF 6.18MB)
VASM Annual Report 2011 (PDF 3.04MB) (PDF 3.04MB) (PDF 3.04MB) (PDF 3.04MB)
VASM Annual Report Summary 2011 (PDF 781.97KB) (PDF 781.97KB) (PDF 781.97KB) (PDF 781.97KB)
VASM Annual Report 2010 (PDF 99.91MB) (PDF 99.91MB) (PDF 99.91MB) (PDF 99.91MB)
VASM Annual Report Summary 2010 (PDF 1.98MB) (PDF 1.98MB) (PDF 1.98MB) (PDF 1.98MB)
VASM Annual Report 2009 (PDF 1.84MB) (PDF 1.84MB) (PDF 1.84MB) (PDF 1.84MB)
VASM Hospital Report 2008 (PDF 2.62MB) (PDF 2.62MB) (PDF 2.62MB) (PDF 2.62MB)
VASM Annual Report 2008 (PDF 1.83MB) (PDF 1.83MB) (PDF 1.83MB) (PDF 1.83MB)
Publications
Analysis of potential clinical management issues in unreported mortality data from an Australian health service, ANZ J Surg, March 2023
Urinary tract stone deaths: data from the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (PDF 181.38KB), BJU Int, July 2020
Victoria's perioperative response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, ANZ J Surg, June 2020
Potentially avoidable urology mortality in Australia (PDF 51.61KB), ANZ J Surg. May 2020
Risk-adjusted hospital clinical management issue rates using data from the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (PDF 800.06KB), ANZ J Surg, March 2020
Assessment of accuracy of Australian health service death data: implications for the audits of surgical mortality (PDF 210.87KB), ANZ J Surg, Feb 2020
Stakeholder’s perceived value of surgical audit data provided by the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (PDF 384.58KB), HIMJ, December 2019
Implementing error rate checks to improve the data quality in the VASM (PDF 899.03KB), Computers in Biology and Medicine, January 2019
Validation of data submitted by the treating surgeon in the VASM (PDF 225.9KB), ANZ J Surg, November 2018
Overview of surgical death investigations: could a dreaded experience be turned into an opportunity (PDF 206.93KB), ANZ J Surg, October 2017
Potentially preventable deaths in the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (PDF 288.29KB), ANZ J Surg, October 2016.
Comparison of the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality with coronial cause of death (PDF 217.92KB), ANZ J Surg, May 2015.
Clinical management issues vary by specialty in the VASM: a retrospective observational study, BMJ Open, June 2014.
VASM is associated with improved clinical outcomes, ANZ J Surg, June 2014.
Evaluating the value and impact of VASM, ANZ J Surg, June 2013.
Case note reviews
Latest issue published nationally via ANZASM Case Note Reviews
Edition 12 (PDF 703.75KB)
Edition 11 (PDF 1.81MB)
Edition 10 (PDF 1.49MB)
Edition 9 (PDF 1.34MB)
Edition 8 (PDF 1.92MB)
Edition 7 (PDF 480.13KB)
Edition 6 (PDF 3.86MB)
Edition 5 (PDF 1.96MB)
Edition 4 (PDF 7.67MB)
Edition 3 (PDF 7.56MB)
Edition 2 (PDF 3.14MB)
Edition 1 (PDF 758.41KB)
Case of the month
Latest issue published nationally via ANZASM Case of the Month
Issue 11 (May 2019)
Issue 10 (April 2019)
Issue 9 (March 2019)
Issue 8 (February 2019)
Issue 7 (December 2018)
Issue 6 (November 2018)
Issue 5 (October 2018)
Issue 4 (September 2018)
Issue 3 (August 2018)
Issue 2 (July 2018)
Issue 1 (June 2018)