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Identification and characterisation of the high-risk surgical population in the United Kingdom
Critical Care · 2006 · Vol. 10(3) · pp. R81–R81
Rupert M. Pearse✉(William Harvey Research Institute)David A Harrison(Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre)Philip JamesDavid I. Watson(William Harvey Research Institute)Charles Hinds(William Harvey Research Institute)Andrew Rhodes(St George's Hospital)RM Grounds(St George's Hospital)Ed Bennett(St George's Hospital)
Abstract
A large high-risk surgical population accounts for 12.5% of surgical procedures but for more than 80% of deaths. Despite high mortality rates, fewer than 15% of these patients are admitted to the ICU.
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicineIdentification (biology)Medical emergencyEmergency medicine
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Postoperative ComplicationsAdultAgedEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleUnited KingdomHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsDatabases, FactualElective Surgical Procedures
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