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JUNE 21, 2022

Postoperative Undertriage Increases Risk for Morbidity, Mortality

Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News.


Underestimating the risk for postsurgical complications in patients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, according to a recent study.

In the research published in JAMA Network Open (2021;4[11]:e2131669), investigators at UF (University of Florida) Health, in Gainesville, reported that patients at high risk for postoperative complications who are undertriaged after surgery experienced higher morbidity and