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Matthew Boal

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Pooled analysis of who surgical safety checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy

2019

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been assessed on a global scale. The aim of this study was to evaluate reported checklist use in emergency settings and examine the relationship with perioperative mortality in patients who had emergency laparotomy. Methods In two multinational cohort studies, adults undergoing emergency laparotomy were compared with those having elective gastrointestinal surgery. Relationships between reported checklist use and mortality were determined using multivariable logistic regression and bootstrapped simulation. Results Of 12 296 patients incl…

AdultMalebarriershumanoschecklist; surgery; human development indexGlobalSurg CollaborativeWHO Surgical Safety Checklist mortality emergency laparotomyWorld Health Organizationseguridad del pacienteNOCohort Studieslista de controlestudios prospectivosHumanstasa de supervivenciaProspective Studiesimplementationestudios de cohortesSurgery; implementation; health; barriersEmergency Treatment11 Medical and Health Sciencesmediana edadDigestive System Surgical ProceduresAgedancianoLaparotomyScience & TechnologyhealthOriginal ArticlesadultoMiddle Agedchecklist WHOprocedimientos quirúrgicos del sistema digestivoChecklistSurvival RateElective Surgical Procedureslaparotomíatratamiento de urgenciaSurgeryOriginal ArticleFemalePatient SafetyLife Sciences & Biomedicine
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Global validation of the WSES Sepsis Severity Score for patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections : a prospective multicentre study (WISS …

2015

BACKGROUND: To validate a new practical Sepsis Severity Score for patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) including the clinical conditions at the admission (severe sepsis/septic shock), the origin of the cIAIs, the delay in source control, the setting of acquisition and any risk factors such as age and immunosuppression. ----- METHODS: The WISS study (WSES cIAIs Score Study) is a multicenter observational study underwent in 132 medical institutions worldwide during a four-month study period (October 2014-February 2015). Four thousand five hundred thirty-three patients with a mean age of 51.2 years (range 18-99) were enrolled in the WISS study. ----- RESULTS: Univariate…

medicine.medical_specialtyInfections; Intra-abdominal; Sepsis; Septic shock:Ciências da Saúde [Ciências Médicas]Infections; Intra-abdominal; Sepsis; Septic shock; Surgery; Emergency MedicineCiências Médicas::Ciências da SaúdeSepsimedicine.medical_treatment/macromolecular substances030230 surgeryGUIDELINESInfectionsLikelihood ratios in diagnostic testingSepsisPERITONITIS03 medical and health sciencesPROGNOSTIC-FACTORS0302 clinical medicineInternal medicineSepsisSeptic shockMedicine and Health SciencesMANAGEMENTmedicineIntra-abdominalIntra-abdominal SepsisUnivariate analysisScience & TechnologyCOLONIC PERFORATIONReceiver operating characteristicbusiness.industrySeptic shockAbdominal InfectionImmunosuppression3126 Surgery anesthesiology intensive care radiologymedicine.disease3. Good healthSurgery030220 oncology & carcinogenesisInfections Intra-abdominal Sepsis; Septic shockEmergency MedicineSurgeryObservational studyInfectionbusinessSYSTEMResearch Article
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