Postoperative mortality in New Zealand following general anaesthetic: demographic patterns and temporal trends.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this manuscript, we describe broad trends in postoperative mortality in New Zealand (a country with universal healthcare) for acute and elective/waiting list procedures conducted between 2005 and 2017.

Design, participants and setting

We use high-quality national-level hospitalisation data to compare the risk of postoperative mortality between demographic subgroups after adjusting for key patient-level confounders and mediators. We also present temporal trends and consider how rates in postoperative death following acute and elective/waiting list procedures have changed over this time period.

Results and conclusion

A total of 1 836 683 unique patients accounted for 3 117 374 admissions in which a procedure was performed under general anaesthetic over the

SUBMITTER: Gurney JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517556 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature