Bellwether Procedures for Monitoring Subnational Variation of All-cause Perioperative Mortality in Brazil.
Paul R TrucheLina RoaIsabelle CitronLuke CaddellJoao NetoMatheus ReisEileen MooreFabio BotelhoNivaldo AlonsoDavid WattersPublished in: World journal of surgery (2021)
Procedure-specific POMR for laparotomy and open long bone fracture correlates modestly with all-procedure POMR among Brazilian states which is primarily driven by emergency procedure POMR. Selective reporting of emergency laparotomy and open fracture POMR may be a useful surrogate to guide subnational surgical policy decisions.