August 18, 2022British Journal of Anaesthesia55 citationsOpen Access

Long-term mortality following complications after elective surgery: a secondary analysis of pooled data from two prospective cohort studies

AFAlexander J. Fowler YWYize I. Wan JPJohn R. Prowle

Structured PICO

Are postoperative complications associated with increased long-term mortality after elective surgery?

Population

Patients undergoing elective surgery

Outcome

Long-term mortality (at 1 year)hard clinical

Postoperative complications after elective surgery are linked to increased mortality at 1 year, highlighting the need for risk identification and mitigation.

Abstract

Postoperative complications are associated with increased mortality at 1 yr. Further research is needed to identify patients at risk of complications and to reduce mortality.

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