biostudies-literatureUnknown106Osorio J<h4>Background</h4>Surgical failure-to-rescue (FTR, death rate following complications) is a reliable cross-sectional quality of care marker, but has not been evaluated dynamically. We aimed to study changes in FTR following emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Material and methods</h4>Matched cohort study including all COVID-19-non-infected adult patients undergoing emergency general surgery in 25 Spanish hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic peak (March-April 2020), non-peak (May-June 2020), and 2019 control periods. A propensity score-matched comparative analysis was conducted using a logistic regression model, in which period was regressed on observed baseline characteristics. Subsequently, a mixed effects logistic regression model was constructed for each variable of intereInternational journal of surgery (London, England)106890https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9458615biostudies-literatureUse of failure-to-rescue after emergency surgery as a dynamic indicator of hospital resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multicenter retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.PMC9458615Videla SAldeano AArtigau EMillan LGarcia-Ruiz-de-Gordejuela AClavell AEchenagusia VPerez-Romero NSainz BVila MOlona CCOVID-CIR Collaborative GroupGomez-Gavara COtero AMedrano RLopez-Arevalo CAMadrazo ZTebe CPallares NValderas JMSarriugarte ARuiz-Luna DBiondo SPelegrina ARodriguez-Gonzalez AGil-Barrionuevo MCampos ASanchez-Cordero SCalle MGomez-Diaz CJCampillo BOsorio JGonzalez-Serrano CSantamaria MfalseUse of failure-to-rescue after emergency surgery as a dynamic indicator of hospital resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multicenter retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.<h4>Background</h4>Surgical failure-to-rescue (FTR, death rate following complications) is a reliable cross-sectional quality of care marker, but has not been evaluated dynamically. We aimed to study changes in FTR following emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Material and methods</h4>Matched cohort study including all COVID-19-non-infected adult patients undergoing emergency general surgery in 25 Spanish hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic peak (March-April 2020), non-peak (May-June 2020), and 2019 control periods. A propensity score-matched comparative analysis was conducted using a logistic regression model, in which period was regressed on observed baseline characteristics. Subsequently, a mixed effects logistic regression model was constructed for each variable of intere2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2026-05-29T18:55:16.49Z2024-12-04T07:48:57.404ZS-EPMC94586153608926110.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106890