Background Aggregate and risk-stratified perioperative mortality rates (POMR) are well-
documented in high-income countries where surgical databases are common. In many low …

Introduction The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery proposed the perioperative mortality
rate (POMR) as one of the six key indicators of the strength of a country's surgical system …

Background Approximately 5 billion people do not have access to safe, timely, and
affordable surgical and anesthesia care, with this number disproportionately affecting those …

Introduction The proportion of patients who die during or after surgery, otherwise known as
the perioperative mortality rate (POMR), is a credible indicator of the safety and quality of …

Abstract Purpose of Review To examine the comparability and utility of perioperative
mortality rate (POMR) as a key global surgery metric and the added potential for mortality …

Introduction The unmet global burden of surgical disease is substantial. Currently, two billion
people do not have access to emergency and essential surgical care. This results in …

Background Despite the existence of multiple validated risk assessment and quality
benchmarking tools in surgery, their utility outside of high-income countries is limited. We …

Background: The perioperative mortality rate (POMR) has been recognized as a useful
indicator to measure surgical safety at an institutional or national level. The POMR can thus …

Background Case volume per 100 000 population and perioperative mortality rate (POMR)
are key indicators to monitor and strengthen surgical services. However, comparisons of …

The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery1 identified that 313 million surgical procedures
are performed worldwide each year. Little is known about the quality of surgery globally …