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Emergency surgery contributes to half of surgical mortality and is associated with a 50% complication and 15% readmission rate. Delay to surgical intervention is associated with a considerable increase in mortality and postoperative complications. The results of the management of severe complications reflect the quality of care in different hospitals and there is great variety in failure to rescue rates between hospitals. Many factors contribute to low failure to rescue rates. Hospital volume and especially the experience of the emergency surgeon have a major impact on the outcomes.
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Leppäniemi, A., Tolonen, M. (2023). Rescue Surgery and Failure to Rescue. In: Aseni, P., Grande, A.M., Leppäniemi, A., Chiara, O. (eds) The High-risk Surgical Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17273-1_38
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