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Criteria | Requirement |
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Method of accruing data defined | Prospective or retrospective accrual of data are indicated. |
Duration of follow-up indicated | Report clarifies the time period of postoperative accrual |
of complications such as 30 days or same hospitalization. | |
Outpatient information included | Study indicates that complications first identified following |
discharge are included in the analysis. | |
Definitions of complications provided | Article defines at least one complication with specific inclusion criteria. |
Mortality rate and causes of death listed | The number of patients who died in the postoperative period of study |
are recorded together with cause of death. | |
Morbidity rate and total complications indicated | The number of patients with any complication and the total number |
of complications are recorded. | |
Procedure-specific complications included | |
Severity grade utilized | Any grading system designed to clarify severity of complications |
including “major and minor” is reported. | |
Length-of-stay data | Median or mean length of stay indicated in the study. |
Risk factors included in the analysis | Evidence of risk stratification and method used indicated by study. |