Incidence and predictors of perioperative mortality in a low-resource country, Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study.
Amanuel Sisay EndeshawFantahun Tarekegn KumieMisganew Terefe MollaGashaw Abebe ZeruKassaw Moges AberaZebenay Bitew ZelekeTigist Jegnaw LakewPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
The postoperative mortality rate at Tibebe Ghion Specialised Hospital was high. Age ≥65, ASA physical status III and IV, emergency surgery, and preoperative oxygen saturation <95% were significant predictors of postoperative mortality. Patients with the identified predictors should be offered targeted treatment.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- healthcare
- emergency department
- minimally invasive
- physical activity
- public health
- cardiac surgery
- coronary artery disease
- acute kidney injury
- drug delivery
- smoking cessation
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adverse drug
- replacement therapy
- drug induced