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 Little is known about perioperative mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The
perioperative mortality rate (POMR) and associated factors at a major referral hospital in …

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 A decline in surgical deaths has been observed in Australia since the
introduction of the Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM). The …

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 …

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

Aims and Objectives: A retrospective study to determine In-hospital surgical mortality rate,
gender and age distribution of cases and operations associated with In-hospital surgical …

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 …

There is paucity of reports describing the pattern of surgical mortality in Nigeria. The aim of
this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of mortality associated with surgical …

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 …