Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Patient Characteristics Associated With Outcomes After General Anaesthesia in Denmark: A Nationwide Observational Study
Authors' conclusion
In this nationwide observational cohort study, higher ASA classification, higher age and male sex were independently associated with increased odds of 30-day mortality and several secondary outcomes after general anaesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged ≥18 years undergoing GA in Denmark, 2020–2021453,133 GA cases
- Participants
- 328,951 patients
- Exposure
- ASA I, III, IV, V vs ASA II
- Outcome
- 30-day mortality
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
30-day mortality (adjusted)
Each group vs ASA IIAdjusted odds ratio (CI)
ASA I
0.19(0.13–0.29)
ASA III
7.00(5.28–9.29)
ASA IV
40.7(29.5–56.0)
ASA V
223(161–307)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
- Higher ASA class, higher age and male sex independently associated with increased odds of several secondary outcomes
Original publication
Patient Characteristics Associated With Outcomes After General Anaesthesia in Denmark: A Nationwide Observational Study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 26 September 2025. doi:10.
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