Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle- and low-income countries

BACKGROUND: Surgical mortality data are collected routinely in high-income countries, yet virtually no low- or middle-income countries have outcome surveillance in place. The aim was prospectively to collect worldwide mortality data following emergency abdominal surgery, comparing findings across countries with a low, middle or high Human Development Index (HDI). METHODS: This was a prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Self-selected …