Association between complications and death within 30 days after noncardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among adults undergoing contemporary noncardiac surgery, little is known about the frequency and timing of death and the associations between perioperative complications and mortality. We aimed to establish the frequency and timing of death and its association with perioperative complications.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients aged 45 years and older who underwent inpatient noncardiac surgery at 28 centres in 14 countries. We monitored patients for complications until 30 days after surgery and determined the relation between these complications and 30-day mortality using a Cox proportional hazards model.

Results

We included 40 004 patients. Of those, 715 patients (1.8%) died within 30 days of surgery. Five deaths (0.7%) occurred in

SUBMITTER: Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation (VISION) Study Investigators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6663503 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature