Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to rescue?
Sammon JD, Pucheril D, Abdollah F, et al. Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to rescue? BJU Int. 2015;115(4):666-674. doi:10.1111/bju.12833.
This analysis of national hospital data found that while odds of overall mortality from urological surgery decreased, failure to rescue increased over time, with lower-income, older aged, and ethnic minority patients as predictors for higher risk. This work emphasizes the need to examine disparities in patient safety outcomes.