Why the study?
Does 90-day mortality measurement improve the detection of surgery-related deaths compared to 30-day mortality in patients undergoing esophagectomy?
Does 90-day mortality measurement improve the detection of surgery-related deaths compared to 30-day mortality in patients undergoing esophagectomy?
A 90-day postoperative follow-up period is more sensitive than 30 days for detecting surgery-related deaths after esophagectomy and should be considered for comparing surgical performance.
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90-day mortality may better capture surgery-related deaths after esophagectomy; leaves open whether it should supplant 30-day metrics in performance reporting.
Talsma et al. (2014) studied this question.
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