Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study.

Friederike C AlthoffLuca J WachtendorfPaul RostinPeter SanterMaximilian S SchaeferXinling XuStephanie D GrabitzHovig ChitilianTimothy T HouleGabriel A BratOluwaseun AkejuMatthias Eikermann

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2020)

Night surgery was associated with an increased risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity. The effect was independent of case acuity and was mediated by potentially preventable factors: higher blood transfusion rates and more frequent provider handovers.

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