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PURPOSE:Evidence of variation in mortality after surgery may indicate preventable postoperative death. We sought to determine if regional differences in outcome were present in surgical patients admitted to critical care in the UK. METHODS:We extracted data on admission characteristics, case mix and outcome of all patients admitted to UK critical care units following surgery for the calendar year of 2009. We also used publicly held data on regional population, volume of surgery and bed provision. Multilevel regression analysis was used to adjust for the effects of case mix and regional critical care bed provision on acute hospital mortality. RESULTS:A total of 16,147 patients admitted to critical care following surgery were included in this analysis. Median odds ratio (MOR) was used to describe regional-level variance in acute hospital mortality. Significant variation was identified (MOR 1.14; 95% CI 1.07, 1.28) and persisted following adjustment for case mix (MOR 1.10; 95% CI 1.04, 1.25) and regional critical care bed provision (MOR 1.09; 95% CI 1.04, 1.24). Critical care bed utilisation (surgical critical care admissions per 100,000 surgical procedures) seemed to better explain this observation (MOR 1.03; 95% CI 1.00, 29.26) and was associated with statistically significant reduction in mortality (OR 0.91; 95% CI 0.85, 0.97; p = 0.01). CONCLUSION:Significant regional variation in hospital mortality for patients admitted to critical care following surgery was observed. Critical care bed utilisation seemed to better explain this observation and was associated with improved outcome.
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Intensive Care Medjournal_title
Intensive care medicineauthors
Gillies MA,Power GS,Harrison DA,Fleming A,Cook B,Walsh TS,Pearse RM,Rowan KMdoi
10.1007/s00134-015-3980-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-10-01 00:00:00pages
1809-16issue
10eissn
0342-4642issn
1432-1238pii
10.1007/s00134-015-3980-1journal_volume
41pub_type
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-010-2026-y
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01712245
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2533-0
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-005-2603-7
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1007/s00134-014-3592-1
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01725734
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050675
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340051317
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-005-0001-9
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-013-2826-y
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00134-010-1836-2
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00259437
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050534
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00134-017-4734-z
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050011
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050561
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00134-007-0971-x
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2660-7
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340051214
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00134-013-3156-9
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-010-2043-x
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-003-2052-0
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-004-2444-9
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00134-010-1894-5
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-011-2390-2
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00