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Does an in-person assessment at the Preoperative Evaluation Clinic reduce in-hospital postoperative mortality?
Does an in-person assessment at the Preoperative Evaluation Clinic reduce in-hospital postoperative mortality?
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In-person preoperative evaluation clinic visits are associated with reduced in-hospital postoperative mortality.
An in-person assessment at the PEC was associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality. It was difficult to draw conclusions about whether a difference exists in the proportion of FTR deaths between the two cohorts due to small sample size.
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