An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective general surgery.

Nicholas R A Symons; Alex M. Almoudaris; Kamal Nagpal; Charles A. Vincent; Krishna Moorthy

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An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective general surgery.

January 18, 2013

Symons NRA, Almoudaris AM, Nagpal K, et al. Ann Surg. 2013;257(1):1-5.

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This observational study at a large teaching hospital found that process failures in postoperative care were common, and often preventable, causes of patient harm.

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