Hospital variations in failure to rescue after abdominal surgery: a nationwide, retrospective observational study
Knut Magne Augestad,
Katrine Damgaard Skyrud,
Anne Karin Lindahl
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesThis study aims to determine hospital variation and intensive care unit characteristics associated with failure to rescue after abdominal surgery in Norway.DesignA nationwide retrospective observational study.SettingAll 52 hospitals in Norway performing elective and acute abdominal surgery.ParticipantsAll 598 736 patients undergoing emergency and elective abdominal surgery from 2011 to 2021.Primary outcome measurePrimary outcome was failure to rescue within 30 days (FTR30), defined as in-hospital or … Show more
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