Thirty days post-operative mortality after surgery for XXXX : a descriptive study.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity694 @entity14 @entity204
BACKGROUND: The goal of surgery for @entity14 is cure. Unfortunately post-operative mortality occurs. This study aims to identify co-morbidity and causes of mortality in the post-operative period in relation to direct technical complications of surgery. METHODS: All consecutive @entity1 who underwent surgery for @entity14 were included. Co-morbidity was determined via the Charlson co-morbidity score. The post-operative course was studied and cause of @entity204 within 30 days was determined. @entity1 were divided in two groups: group 1 died within 30 days after surgery and group 2 survived for longer than 30 days. RESULTS: Twenty three out of 333 @entity1 (6.9%) with @entity694 and 6 out of 112 (5.3%) with @entity5 died in the post-operative period. @entity1 in group 1 were significantly older than @entity1 in group 2 (P<0.001). @entity1 in group 1 with @entity694 also significantly had more often a higher stage of @entity5 (P=0.03). The Charlson co-morbidity score for @entity1 with @entity694 in group 1 was mean 5.17 (SD 1.57, range, 1-8), and for @entity5 mean 4.83 (SD 2.32, range, 2-7). There was no difference in Charlson co-morbidity score when @entity1 from groups 1 and 2 were compared. In group 1, 13 (44%) died as a direct consequence of technical surgical complications. Sixteen @entity1 died due to complications because of pre-existing co-morbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Post-operative mortality very often is the direct result of pre-existing co-morbidity and not always the direct result of the surgical procedure.
