Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5734793 | Surgery | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our results describe a simple, reproducible, accurate, and inexpensive method for collection of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery variables using logbooks that already exist in most hospitals in low-income countries. While some have suggested using risk-adjusted postoperative mortality rate as a more equitable variable, our data suggest that only a limited amount of risk adjustment is possible given the limited available data.
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Authors
Geoffrey A. MD, Lenka AB, Lenard MD, Ronald MD, Noralis MMed, Joseph MMed, Peter MBChB, Mark G. MD, PhD,