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 …

An ageing population and rising healthcare costs are challenging cost‐efficient hospital
systems wanting to adapt, employing novel organisational structures designed to merge …

Background Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health
systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient …

Background Studies across healthcare systems have demonstrated between-hospital
variation in survival after an emergency laparotomy. We postulate that this variation can be …

Background Preoperative risk prediction is important for guiding clinical decision-making
and resource allocation. Clinicians frequently rely solely on their own clinical judgement for …

Graphical models have emerged as a tool to map out the interplay between multiple
measured and unmeasured variables, and can help strengthen the case for a causal …

Background Decisions to admit high-risk postoperative patients to critical care may be
affected by resource availability. We aimed to quantify adult ICU/high-dependency unit …

Introduction Older surgical patients are more likely to be living with frailty and multimorbidity
and experience postoperative complications. The management of these conditions in the …

Introduction Major surgery accounts for a substantial proportion of health service activity,
due not only to the primary procedure, but the longer-term health implications of poor short …

Introduction Older surgical patients are more likely to be living with frailty and multimorbidity
and experience postoperative complications. The management of these conditions in the …