Understanding the most relevant hematological/biochemical characteristics, pre-existing
health conditions and complications in survivors and non-survivor will aid in predicting …

Failure to rescue (FTR) was first defined in 1992 in a landmark article by Silber and
colleagues as the rate of mortality among patients with a complication. 1 The FTR rate is …

Background Emergency general surgery (EGS) contributes to half of all surgical mortality
nationwide, is associated with a 50% complication rate, and has a 15% readmission rate …

Background The temporal distribution of trauma mortality has been classically described as
a trimodal pattern with an immediate, early and late peak. In modern health care systems …

The shortage of deceased-donor organs is compounded by donation metrics that fail to
account for the total pool of possible donors, leading to ambiguous donor statistics. We …

Failure to rescue in the surgical patient: a review : Current Opinion in Critical Care Failure to
rescue in the surgical patient: a review : Current Opinion in Critical Care Log in or Register …

Background Blood transfusions are common medical procedures and every age group
requires detailed insights and treatment bundles. The aim of this study was to examine the …

Objectives/Hypothesis We previously reported that highvolume hospital head and neck
cancer (HNCA) surgical care is associated with decreased mortality, largely explained by …

Objectives: To investigate the ability of a validated geriatric trauma risk prediction tool to
stratify hospital quality metrics and inpatient cost for middle-aged and geriatric patients …

Objectives Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as postoperative inpatient death after potentially
treatable major complications, is a nationally endorsed quality of care measure, however …