title: Reducing mortality for high risk surgical patients in the UK.
abstract: Over 40 million surgical procedures are performed per annum in the USA and Europe, including several million patients who are considered to be high risk (Bennett-Guerrero et al 2003). Overall, the risk of death or major complications after surgery in the general surgical patient population is low, with a post-operative mortality rate of less than1% during the same hospital admission (Niskanen et al 2001).
authors: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5. benedictrogers@hotmail.com
authors: B A
authors: BA
authors: Rogers
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Carrothers
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Jones
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*; D014218:Triage; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology