The aim of the study is to develop a generalisable perioperative mortality risk calculator for adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery in Australia. Evidence suggests risk prediction models cannot be exported from their country of origin without local adjustment, and accordingly, the currently used perioperative mortality risk prediction models in Australia are unlikely to be valid. Accurate Australian risk and outcomes data are essential to guide informed decision making in surgery and perioperative medicine, to guide future research, and to facilitate quality improvement.
The study will impact clinical practice, quality improvement and research by facilitating routine perioperative risk assessment, objective shared decision making, risk-stratified perioperative care, risk stratification in clinical trials and registries, and health economic benefit by helping direct valuable healthcare resources to those at highest risk.
Monash University Faculty of Medicine
Dr Jennifer Reilly, Professor Wendy Brown, Professor Belinda Gabbe, Professor Carol Hodgson and Dr Eldho Paul.
The project was awarded $90,000 funding through the ANZCA research grants program for 2020.
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