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Failure to rescue as a patient safety indicator for neurosurgical patients: are we there yet?
November 1, 2023
Roy JM, Rumalla K, Skandalakis GP, et al. Neurosurg Rev. 2023;46(1):227.
Failure to rescue (FTR) quality metrics measure the ability of healthcare teams and hospitals to prevent mortality following a major complication. This systematic review included 12 studies and examined how FTR has been used in neurosurgical populations. The authors discuss several modifications to existing FTR definitions to better suit neurosurgical patients, such as incorporating measures of baseline frailty.
