Perioperative mortality in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: Protocol for a multi-level meta-regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgery is an indispensable component of a functional healthcare system. To date there is limited information regarding how many people die during the perioperative period globally. This study describes a protocol for a systematic review and multilevel meta-regression to evaluate time trends regarding the odds of perioperative mortality among adults undergoing a bellwether surgical procedure while accounting for higher order clustering at the national level.

Methods

Published studies reporting the number of perioperative deaths from bellwether surgical procedures among adults will be identified from MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, LILACS and Global Index Medicus. The primary outcome will be the rate of perioperative mortality across time and the secondary outco

SUBMITTER: McIntyre KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530051 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature