Erschienen in:
01.12.2015 | Editorials
Improving perioperative outcomes in low-resource countries: It can’t be fixed without data
verfasst von:
Thomas G. Weiser, MD, MPH, Emmanuel M. Makasa, MBChB, MPH, Adrian W. Gelb, MBChB
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 12/2015
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Excerpt
It is a basic tenet of medicine to measure the effects of care. This includes not just immediate responses to treatments but also outcomes, the most dramatic and conclusive being mortality. Understanding death rates is essential for understanding the impact of perioperative care. It provides indispensable guidance for clinicians to determine the risks and benefits of intervention, for patients to weigh those risks, and for systems of healthcare to evaluate performance, learn from those that perform well (or poorly), and establish benchmarks for improvement. …