Association of Preoperative Medical Consultation With Reduction in Adverse Postoperative Outcomes and Use of Processes of Care Among Residents of Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is uncertain whether preoperative medical consultation reduces adverse postoperative clinical outcomes.

Objective

To investigate the association of preoperative medical consultation with reduction in adverse postoperative outcomes and use of processes of care.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study using linked administrative databases from an independent research institute housing routinely collected health data for Ontario's 14 million residents, including sociodemographic features, physician characteristics and services, and receipt of inpatient and outpatient care. The study sample included Ontario residents aged 40 years or older who underwent their first qualifying intermediate- to high-risk noncardiac operation. Pr

SUBMITTER: Beckerleg W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature