Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Social deprivation and morbidity and mortality after surgery: a UK national observational cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with short-term postoperative morbidity and mortality.
Study context
- Population
- UK adults undergoing elective and emergency inpatient noncardiac surgery (SNAP-2: EpiCCS)
- Participants
- 18,901 adults
- Exposure
- Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles
- Outcome
- Morbidity (Post-Operative Morbidity Survey)
- Follow-up
- Day 7
Methodological detailsnon-consenting, national, multivariable mixed effects logistic regression
- Non-consenting
- National
- Multivariable mixed effects logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs IMD5Odds ratio (95% CI)
IMD2
1.26(1.09–1.47)
IMD1
1.32(1.13–1.53)
- Overall morbidity at day 7
- 13.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality · 30 daysIMD1 vs IMD5 | 1.90 (1.22–2.95) | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality · 30 daysIMD2 vs IMD5 | 1.75 (1.12–1.73) |
- In-hospital mortality — Overall in-hospital 30-day mortality
- 1.3%
Original publication
Social deprivation and morbidity and mortality after surgery: a UK national observational cohort study. Br J Anaesth. Published 23 September 2025. doi:10.
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