[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised end-points in perioperative medicine: pulmonary complications

TEF Abbott, AJ Fowler, P Pelosi, MG De Abreu… - British journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is a need for robust, clearly defined, patient-relevant outcome measures
for use in randomised trials in perioperative medicine. Our objective was to establish …

Pre-admission interventions (prehabilitation) to improve outcome after major elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Perry, G Herbert, C Atkinson, C England… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the benefits and harms of pre-admission interventions
(prehabilitation) on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing major elective surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Global burden of postoperative death

D Nepogodiev, J Martin, B Biccard, A Makupe… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
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Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study

DN Wijeysundera, RM Pearse, MA Shulman… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

Age of patients undergoing surgery

AJ Fowler, TEF Abbott, J Prowle… - Journal of British …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Advancing age is independently associated with poor postoperative outcomes.
The ageing of the general population is a major concern for healthcare providers. Trends in …

A prospective international multicentre cohort study of intraoperative heart rate and systolic blood pressure and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: results of …

TEF Abbott, RM Pearse, RA Archbold… - Anesthesia & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The association between intraoperative cardiovascular changes and
perioperative myocardial injury has chiefly focused on hypotension during noncardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical activity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide observational cohort study

TD Dobbs, JAG Gibson, AJ Fowler, TE Abbott… - British journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background A significant proportion of healthcare resource has been diverted to the care of
those with COVID-19. This study reports the volume of surgical activity and the number of …

Effectiveness of a national quality improvement programme to improve survival after emergency abdominal surgery (EPOCH): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised …

CJ Peden, T Stephens, G Martin, BC Kahan… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Emergency abdominal surgery is associated with poor patient outcomes. We
studied the effectiveness of a national quality improvement (QI) programme to implement a …

Maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean delivery in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study

D Bishop, RA Dyer, S Maswime, RN Rodseth… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in Africa, but few large, prospective
studies have been done to investigate the risk factors associated with these poor maternal …

[HTML][HTML] The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis

TEF Abbott, T Ahmad, MK Phull, AJ Fowler… - British journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The surgical safety checklist is widely used to improve the quality of
perioperative care. However, clinicians continue to debate the clinical effectiveness of this …