Researchers sought to identify the factors contributing to in-hospital mortality (IHM) after complex cancer surgery. They analyzed data from 52,838 patients across 294 hospitals and found that patient characteristics (PCS) had the largest influence on IHM, accounting for 32% of the variance. Case volume (CV) contributed 2.4%, hospital characteristics (HCS) contributed 1.3%, and social determinants of health (SDOH) contributed 1.2% to IHM variation. The study highlights the need to focus on optimizing patient factors to improve surgical care quality.
Journal Article by Munir MM, Woldesenbet S (…) Pawlik TM et 4 al. in Ann Surg Oncol
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