Key result
In patients undergoing colorectal surgery, overall mortality increased from 4.3% at 30 days to 9.1% at 90 days, demonstrating that 30-day mortality underreports true operative risk.
Population
186 patients who underwent resections of the colon and/or rectum at a single Veterans Affairs Medical…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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30-day mortality underreports colorectal surgery risk; leaves open whether 90-day metrics should become standard in outcomes research.
Cohort (n=186)
No
Thirty-day mortality significantly underreports the true risk of death after colorectal surgery, suggesting that 90-day mortality should be included as a standard outcome measure for patient counseling.
Brendan C. Visser (2009) conducted a cohort in Colorectal surgery (n=186). Colorectal surgery was evaluated on Mortality at 30 days and 90 days. In patients undergoing colorectal surgery, overall mortality increased from 4.3% at 30 days to 9.1% at 90 days, demonstrating that 30-day mortality underreports true operative risk.
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