title: Knowing the risk? NCEPOD 2011: a wake-up call for perioperative practice.
abstract: The high-risk surgical population comprises a minority of cases but accounts for the majority of postoperative complications and deaths. The most recent National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death review of these patients found highly variable standards of care and made several recommendations for change.
authors.affiliation: The Wolfson Institute, University College, London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ackland
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D059035:Perioperative Period / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000592:standards; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D057234:Preoperative Period; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom