Observational studyWorld journal of surgery2023
Observations from Australia's National Surgical Mortality Audit.
Observational study in World journal of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Non-technical errors associated with deaths in surgical care, Australia, 2012-2019, by surgical specialty (Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality): a retrospective cohort study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- Clinically Significant Infections in Surgical Mortality.ANZ journal of surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAustralia is the only country with a national surgical mortality audit. Every Australian surgical mortality is independently and externally reviewed by another surgeon. Extensive educational feedback to surgeons and hospitals is provided through individual patient reviews, state and national symposia and reports, and the distribution of deidentified informative cases. This study reports a longitudinal analysis of the Australian surgical morality audit.
methodsThe standardised mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated for each state and territory, nine surgical specialties and nationally. The index year used was 2016, or every 5 years for those states with earlier data. Overall data were analysed in three groups-all deaths, postoperative deaths and non-operative deaths. Overall specialty data were analysed nationally.
resultsThere was a consistent progressive fall, usually in excess of 20%, in the SMR in each state and territory and by specialty when compared to the index year. This was statistically significant nationally (p = 0.044). The same change was observed in earlier years in states with longer-term data.
conclusionThe period of this observational study has been associated with a nationwide fall in surgical mortality. As other improvements in care will have occurred during this period, the contribution that Australia's national mortality audit made towards the lower surgical mortality cannot be stated with certainty.
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