Impact of rapid response system in mortality and complications post-orthopedic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
The RRS was not associated with in-hospital mortality following orthopedic surgery in South Korea. However, RRS deployment was related to a decreased risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing orthopedic surgery, South Korea National Health Insurance Service data
- Participants
- 931,774 adults
- Exposure
- Hospital with RRS vs hospital without RRS
- RRSn = 93,293
- non-RRSn = 838,481reference
- Outcome
- In-hospital mortality and postoperative complications
Methodological detailspopulation-based, multivariable logistic regression
- Population-based
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
RRS vs non-RRSOdds ratio (95% CI)P value
In-hospital mortality; multivariable
0.93(0.80–1.08)
P = 0.350Postoperative complications; multivariable; 14% lower
0.86(0.84–0.86)
P < 0.001Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Impact of rapid response system in mortality and complications post-orthopedic surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 4 October 2024. doi:10.
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