Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Failure to Rescue and Mortality Differences After Appendectomy in a Low-Middle-Income Country and the United States
Authors' conclusion
Despite lower rates of postoperative complications, in-hospital mortality after appendectomy was higher in Colombia than in the United States.
Study context
- Population
- Adults who underwent appendectomy
- Participants
- 62,338 vs 57,987
- Exposure
- Appendectomy outcomes in Colombia vs the US
- Colombian = 62,338
- United Statesn = 57,987reference
- Outcome
- Major postoperative complications, in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue
Methodological detailsadministrative databases, multivariable logistic regression
- Administrative databases
- Multivariable logistic regression
Further findings
| Outcome | Colombia | United States | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major postoperative complicationsAdjusted | 2.8% | 6.6% | 0.41 (0.39–0.44) | P < 0.0001 | |
| In-hospital mortalityAdjusted | 0.44% | 0.08% | 8.92 (5.69–13.98) | P < 0.0001 | |
| Failure to rescueAdjusted | 13.6% | 1.0% | 17.01 (10.66–27.16) | P < 0.0001 | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
Use of laparoscopy
P < 0.0001
Original publication
Failure to Rescue and Mortality Differences After Appendectomy in a Low-Middle-Income Country and the United States. Anesth Analg. Published 19 May 2023. doi:10.
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