Postoperative Complications

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Highlighted claims

• Postoperative complications carry substantial consequences including increased mortality, impaired functional recovery, and higher healthcare costs. — Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery
• Postoperative complications affect approximately one in six of the 300 million adults who undergo surgery worldwide each year. — Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery
• Among older adults undergoing major surgery, the postoperative complication rate rises to nearly one in four. — Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery
• The FAST Walk primary outcome uses a Clavien-Dindo grade II or higher threshold, which is broader than the traditional grade III cutoff and captures clinically meaningful morbidity that would otherwise be missed. — Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery
• Patients consistently rank complication prevention among the most important surgical outcomes. — Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery