Key result
Surgical operations in a district hospital resulted in complications in 13% of 8130 procedures, with 16% of these complications requiring reoperation.
Why the study?
What is the incidence and outcome of complications in a surgical practice?
Population
7455 patients operated on between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 1995 in a district hospital in The…
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Complication rates in district hospital surgery support routine morbidity audits; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce reoperations in prospective studies.
Observational (n=7,455)
No
What is the incidence and outcome of complications in a surgical practice?
A retrospective audit of surgical complications highlights that 13% of operations result in complications, many of which are due to management or surgical errors, emphasizing the need for regular morbidity and mortality meetings.
Jan-Willem H. P. Lard M. Remmelt Veen (1999) conducted an observational in Surgical patients (n=7,455). Surgical operations was evaluated on Documentation and outcome of complications. Surgical operations in a district hospital resulted in complications in 13% of 8130 procedures, with 16% of these complications requiring reoperation.
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