Critical Analysis of the Causes of In-Hospital Mortality following Colorectal Resection: A Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality (QASM) Registry Study.
Derek MaoTherese Rey-CondeJohn B NorthRaymond P LancashireSanjeev NaiduTerence C ChuaPublished in: World journal of surgery (2022)
Patients who died had significant co-morbidities and often presented emergently with an advanced surgical pathology. Surgical and medical causes of death both contributed equally to the mortality burden.