NAME:		SurgeryMethod.txt
YEAR RECEIVED:	2003
SIZE:		13 variables, 605 observations
COURTESY OF:	Kevin Potts, M.D.
		Department of Surgery
		Division of Otolaryngology
		University of Louisville
REC'D ANALYSIS:	Paired comparisons, regression, ANOVA

NOTES:  Data are from comparative study of new surgical methodology to gold
	standard methodology.  Large sample - good for prediction, drawing
	inferences, modeling in general.

DATA NOTES:  Data are tab delimited.


VARIABLE	TYPE		CODE		DESCRIPTION
id		Numeric				Subject id

surgeon		Dichotomous	1 or 2		Surgeon 1 or surgeon 2

method		Dichotomous	1 = New		New or old method
				2 = Old

age		Numeric				Subject age

gender		Dichotomous	1 = Male	Gender
				2 = Female

wt		Numeric				Weight in kg

indic		Categorical	1 = Indication1	Indication for surgery
				2 = Indication2
				3 = Both 1 and 2

ortime		Numeric				Minutes in operating room

rectime		Numeric				Recovery time (min.)

postopo2	Numeric				Minutes of post-operative oxygen

pain		Numeric				Highest pain rating experienced
						on 1-10 Likert scale

narcotic	Numeric				Number of narcotic doses

admit		Dichotomous	1 = Yes		Post-operative admission
				2 = No

complica	Dichotomous	1 = Yes		Post-operative bleeding
				2 = No