Development of a perioperative medicine research agenda: a cross sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-operative complications are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing surgery. However, there is little research in the emerging field of perioperative medicine beyond cardiac risk stratification. We sought to determine the research priorities for perioperative medicine using a cross sectional survey of Canadian and American general internists.

Methods

Surveys were electronically sent to 312 general internists from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine and 130 internists from the perioperative medicine research interest group within the US based Society of General Internal Medicine. The questionnaire contained thirty research questions and respondents were asked to rate the priority of these questions for future study.

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SUBMITTER: Khan NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC521487 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature