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Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle- and low-income countries

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GlobalSurg Collaborative (Including: Bhangu, A., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., Ademuyiwa, A. O., Recinos, G., Khatri, Chetan, Glasbey, J. C., Drake, T. M., Mohan, M., Lilford, Richard, Søreide, K. and Harrison, E. M. ). (2016) Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle- and low-income countries. British Journal of Surgery, 103 (8). pp. 971-988. doi:10.1002/bjs.10151

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Abstract

Abstract

Background

Surgical mortality data are collected routinely in high-income countries, yet virtually no low- or middle-income countries have outcome surveillance in place. The aim was prospectively to collect worldwide mortality data following emergency abdominal surgery, comparing findings across countries with a low, middle or high Human Development Index (HDI).
Methods

This was a prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Self-selected hospitals performing emergency surgery submitted prespecified data for consecutive patients from at least one 2-week interval during July to December 2014. Postoperative mortality was analysed by hierarchical multivariable logistic regression.
Results

Data were obtained for 10 745 patients from 357 centres in 58 countries; 6538 were from high-, 2889 from middle- and 1318 from low-HDI settings. The overall mortality rate was 1·6 per cent at 24 h (high 1·1 per cent, middle 1·9 per cent, low 3·4 per cent; P < 0·001), increasing to 5·4 per cent by 30 days (high 4·5 per cent, middle 6·0 per cent, low 8·6 per cent; P < 0·001). Of the 578 patients who died, 404 (69·9 per cent) did so between 24 h and 30 days following surgery (high 74·2 per cent, middle 68·8 per cent, low 60·5 per cent). After adjustment, 30-day mortality remained higher in middle-income (odds ratio (OR) 2·78, 95 per cent c.i. 1·84 to 4·20) and low-income (OR 2·97, 1·84 to 4·81) countries. Surgical safety checklist use was less frequent in low- and middle-income countries, but when used was associated with reduced mortality at 30 days.
Conclusion

Mortality is three times higher in low- compared with high-HDI countries even when adjusted for prognostic factors. Patient safety factors may have an important role. Registration number: NCT02179112 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Surgery
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 0007-1323
Official Date: July 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
July 2016Published
10 February 2016Accepted
11 October 2015Submitted
Volume: 103
Number: 8
Page Range: pp. 971-988
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10151
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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