… We did a 7-day, international, prospective, observational cohort study of patients aged 18
years and older undergoing any inpatient surgery in 25 countries in Africa (the African Surgical …

… of these epidemics on perioperative outcomes may provide an important perspective on the
surgical health of the country. Objectives. To investigate the perioperative mortality and need …

… 7-day, national prospective observational cohort study in consented consecutive patients
undergoing elective surgery … also provide a baseline for perioperative outcomes in the country. …

… Africa. The burden of paediatric surgical disease exceeds available resources in Africa, …
There are few prospective paediatric perioperative outcomes studies, especially in low- and …

… surgery and define appropriate levels of perioperative care. Methods: We designed a
prospective international 7-day cohort study of outcomes following elective adult inpatient surgery …

… The 7-day perioperative mortality rate is less in the secondary (… perioperative mortality rate
in the East Africa setting with … For each of the mortality endpoints, we assume that the outcome …

… surgical activity and outcomes as far we know to date—no mean feat on a diverse continent
… Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective …

… after elective surgical operations are responsible for potential … are related to poor surgical
outcomes and subsequent higher … and mortality in preoperative, perioperative, operative and …

… on Global Surgery recommendation to use perioperative … The first of its kind in Africa, a
large international, prospective… -income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery. Br J …

… inpatient noncardiac surgery during the 7-day recruitment period … We collected the same
potential risk factors as EuSOS for in-… preoperative work-up. As the exact type and extent of the …