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Factors associated with unanticipated day of surgery deaths in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.
March 1, 2011
Bishop MJ, Souders JE, Peterson CM, et al. Anesth Analg. 2008;107(6):1924-35.
This study examines contributors to unexpected deaths in low-risk surgical patients, and concludes that patient and surgical factors were responsible for most deaths. The utility of examining unexpected deaths was discussed in a recent AHRQ WebM&M commentary.
