Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide.

Methods

A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study-a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer. The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and 30-day major complication rates. Potentially beneficial hospital facilities were identified by variable selection to select thos

SUBMITTER: GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature