Postoperative intensive care allocation and mortality in high-risk surgical patients: evidence from a low- and middle-income country cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The escalation of surgeries for high-risk patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) lacks evidence on the positive impact of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and lacks universal criteria for allocation. This study explores the link between postoperative ICU allocation and mortality in high-risk patients within a LMIC. Additionally, it assesses the Ex-Care risk model's utility in guiding postoperative allocation decisions.

Methods

A secondary analysis was conducted in a cohort of high-risk surgical patients from a 800-bed university-affiliated teaching hospital in Southern Brazil (July 2017 to January 2020). Inclusion criteria encompassed 1431 inpatients with Ex-Care Model-assessed all-cause postoperative 30-day mortality risk exceeding 5%. The study

SUBMITTER: Stahlschmidt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11214989 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature