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Routine statistics were analyzed to determine the fraction of in-hospital deaths among all deaths occurring within 30 days of hospital admission for surgery.
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Questions completeness of in-hospital mortality metrics; leaves open whether 30-day follow-up should supplant them in research and audits.
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M J Goldacre (2002) studied this question. Routine statistics were analyzed to determine the fraction of in-hospital deaths among all deaths occurring within 30 days of hospital admission for surgery.
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