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Table 2 Martin criteria for standardized complication reporting

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Criteria

Requirement

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.