Postoperative outcomes for Nunavut Inuit at a Canadian quaternary care centre: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structural aspects of health care systems, such as limited access to specialized surgical and perioperative care, can negatively affect the outcomes and resource use of patients undergoing elective and emergency surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to compare postoperative outcomes of Nunavut Inuit and non-Inuit patients at a Canadian quaternary care centre.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving adult (age ≥ 18 yr) patients undergoing inpatient surgery from 2011 to 2018 at The Ottawa Hospital, the quaternary referral hospital for the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. The study was designed and conducted in collaboration with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital death or complications.Second

SUBMITTER: McVicar JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9259461 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature