Why the study?
Does a standardized system of reporting surgical mortality that excludes non-viable patients alter reported mortality rates in elderly general surgical patients?
Population
505 patients aged 65 years or over admitted to a general surgical unit
Comparison
Standardised system of reporting surgical… vs Standard reporting including all patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
hospital stay
Authors
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Excluding non-viable patients lowers reported mortality; supports standardized reporting but remains hypothesis-generating.
Does a standardized system of reporting surgical mortality that excludes non-viable patients alter reported mortality rates in elderly general surgical patients?
Excluding non-viable patients from surgical mortality audits significantly lowers reported mortality rates, suggesting that standardized reporting separating viable and non-viable patients is necessary for accurate comparisons.
Seymour et al. (1982) studied this question.
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