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They aren't measuring the mortality rate of the procedure. they are measuring this: "Death in or out of hospital within 30 days of the procedure." If I am alr
by bosie 7y ago
They aren't measuring the mortality rate of the procedure. they are measuring this:
"Death in or out of hospital within 30 days of the procedure."
If I am already on my death bed (for lack of better word), the procedure's mortality rate is probably not swaying it much. Also, couldn't find if they would include something like a lethal car accident 28 days after the procedure or not.
> An elective procedure was defined as “elective: from waiting list,” “elective: booked,” or “elective: planned”
High risk procedures seem to be cancer related and specific excisions.
- tomrod 7y agoIf one uses an "episode of care" framework, mortality within 30 days of treatment is a standard metric. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/PhysicianFeedbackProgram/Episode-Costs-and-Medicare-Episode-Grouper https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Paymen...
- Fomite 7y agoThings like getting hit by a car are referred to as "competing risks". The authors lumped all deaths together: "We defined the mortality outcome as any death occurring within 30 days..." But there are other ways to handle this, with increasing levels of annoyance/sophistication.