Journal article
Failure to rescue in emergency general surgery in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The risk of death after a postoperative complication - known as failure to rescue (FTR) - has been proposed to be superior to traditional benchmarking outcomes, such as complication and mortality rates, as a measure of system quality. The purpose of this study was to identify the current FTR rate in emergency general surgery (EGS) centres across Canada. We hypothesized that substantial variability exists in FTR rates across centres.
Authors
Minor S; Allen L; Meschino MT; Nenshi R; van Heest R; Saleh F; Widder S; Engels PT; Joos E; Parry NG
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. e215–e220
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
March 22, 2022
DOI
10.1503/cjs.008820
ISSN
0008-428X