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Re: DHS-8-PGSSC-Maternal_Mortality-Template_and_POMR-REVISED_Template [message #17372 is a reply to message #16880] Fri, 15 March 2019 20:53 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
watters.david is currently offline  watters.david
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POMR is an important safety metric
The estimation that postoperative mortality is around 7.7%of global mortality is probably double
Percentage global mortality or ratio does not take into account lives saved by surgery and thus premature deaths averted.
Only 9 countries is untrue - the Pacific Region published POMR from 13 countries
POMR is not a benchmark unless risk stratified for urgency, age, ASA, procedure/condition
All hospitals and health systems should know whether patients operated on live or die - the ability to report this is. It step one of a safe system
David Watters
 
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