Key result
General (abdominal) surgery was associated with the greatest risk of in-hospital postoperative mortality (OR 4.34; 95% CI 2.02-9.30) among 4,773 patients undergoing surgery in Uganda.
Why the study?
What are the clinical outcomes (mortality and complications) for patients undergoing surgery in a referral hospital in Uganda?
Population
4,773 consecutive patients undergoing surgery at a referral hospital in Uganda, mean age 28 years, 79.0%…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Abdominal surgery may warrant heightened postoperative monitoring in similar low-resource settings; leaves open whether targeted protocols reduce mortality.
Cohort (n=4,773)
No
What are the clinical outcomes (mortality and complications) for patients undergoing surgery in a referral hospital in Uganda?
Odds Ratio: 4.34 (95% CI 2.02–9.3)
A longitudinal audit of surgical outcomes in a Ugandan referral hospital found a 2.0% in-hospital mortality rate, with abdominal surgery carrying the highest risk.
Hewitt‐Smith et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Surgery (n=4,773). General (abdominal) surgery vs. Other surgeries was evaluated on in-hospital, postoperative mortality (OR 4.34, 95% CI 2.02-9.30). General (abdominal) surgery was associated with the greatest risk of in-hospital postoperative mortality (OR 4.34; 95% CI 2.02-9.30) among 4,773 patients undergoing surgery in Uganda.
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