Background The surgical safety checklist is widely used to improve the quality of
perioperative care. However, clinicians continue to debate the clinical effectiveness of this …

In critically ill patients, it is frequently challenging to identify who will benefit from admission
to the intensive care unit and life-sustaining interventions when the chances of a meaningful …

Background Advancing age is independently associated with poor postoperative outcomes.
The ageing of the general population is a major concern for healthcare providers. Trends in …

Background Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health
systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient …

Background Anaemia is associated with poor postoperative outcomes, but few studies have
described the impact of preoperative anaemia in low-and middle-(LMICs), and high-income …

Importance Postoperative complications are increasing, risking patients' health and health
care sustainability. High-acuity postoperative units may benefit outcomes, but existing data …

Background Preoperative frailty may be a strong predictor of adverse postoperative
outcomes. We investigated the association between frailty and clinical outcomes in surgical …

Critical care admission may be necessary for surgical patients requiring organ support or
invasive monitoring in the peri‐operative period. Unplanned critical care admission poses a …

Background. The incidence and impact of postoperative complications are poorly described.
Failure-to-rescue, the rate of death following complications, is an important quality measure …

Background The early postoperative period is critical for surgical patients. SOFA, SAPS 3
and APACHE II are prognostic scores widely used to predict mortality in ICU patients. This …