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Necrotising fasciitis deaths in Australia: patient characteristics and potential areas for improvement in clinical management

Sasha K. Stewart, Janine Vu, Glenn A. J. McCulloch

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 90 > 11 > 2329 - 2333

Background Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a life‐threatening bacterial infection with high mortality. This retrospective study aimed to investigate patient characteristics and potential areas for improvement in clinical management in NF cases in Australia. Methods Retrospective analysis of surgical death data from all public and private Australian hospitals in every state and territory, excluding...

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Potentially avoidable issues in urology mortality cases in Australia: identification and improvements

Aashray K. Gupta, Sasha K. Stewart, Kimberley Cottell, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, more

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 90 > 5 > 719 - 724

Background This study aimed to identify the most common potentially avoidable factors in urology deaths, focusing on the lessons that can be learnt. Methods This study analysed data from a well‐established and comprehensive peer review audit of surgical deaths in Australian hospitals (excluding New South Wales) from 2009 to 2015, focusing on urology cases with identified areas for improvement in...

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Appendicectomy mortality: an Australian national audit

Edward Young, Sasha Stewart, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, Guy J. Maddern

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 89 > 11 > 1441 - 1445

Background Appendicectomy is a safe surgical procedure with minimal risks. Low mortality rates (0.04–0.24%) have been reported from a number of countries. Appendicectomy mortality rates have not been reported in Australia in recent years. The aim of the study was to conduct an appendicectomy mortality audit, to identify clinical management issues and to calculate the mortality rate of appendicectomy...

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Fatal flaws in clinical decision making

Sean S. Davis, Wendy J. Babidge, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, Guy J. Maddern

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 89 > 6 > 764 - 768

Background Clinical decision making is a core competency of surgical practice, involving a continuous and evolving process of data interpretation and evaluation. The aim of this article is twofold. First, to recognize patient deaths where a clinical incident arose following unsatisfactory clinical decision making, determining where in the clinical decision‐making process each failure occurred. Second,...

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National surgical mortality audit may be associated with reduced mortality after emergency admission

Andreas Kiermeier, Wendy J. Babidge, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, Guy J. Maddern, more

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 87 > 10 > 830 - 836

Background The Western Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality was established in 2002. A 10‐year analysis suggested it was the primary driver in the subsequent fall in surgeon‐related mortality. Between 2004 and 2010 the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons established mortality audits in other states. The aim of this study was to examine national data from the Australian Institute of Health and...

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Potentially avoidable issues in neurosurgical mortality cases in Australia: identification and improvements

Aashray K. Gupta, Sasha K. Stewart, Kimberley Cottell, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, more

ANZ Journal of Surgery > 87 > 1-2 > 86 - 91

Background Mortality rates are commonly used to evaluate the quality of surgical care; however, a large proportion of surgical deaths are unavoidable. Examination of the potentially avoidable issues in surgical deaths can provide a strong basis for quality improvement. Using data from a well‐established and comprehensive national surgical mortality audit, we sought to identify the most common avoidable...

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Perioperative Mortality Rates in Australian Public Hospitals: The Influence of Age, Gender and Urgency

David A. Watters, Wendy J. Babidge, Andreas Kiermeier, Glenn A. J. McCulloch, more

World Journal of Surgery > 2016 > 40 > 11 > 2591-2597

Introduction A decline in surgical deaths has been observed in Australia since the introduction of the Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM). The current study was conducted to determine whether the perioperative mortality rate (POMR) has also declined. Methods This study is a retrospective review of the POMR for surgical procedures in Australian public hospitals between...

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Search results for: Glenn A. J. McCulloch

Necrotising fasciitis deaths in Australia: patient characteristics and potential areas for improvement in clinical management

Potentially avoidable issues in urology mortality cases in Australia: identification and improvements

Appendicectomy mortality: an Australian national audit

Fatal flaws in clinical decision making

National surgical mortality audit may be associated with reduced mortality after emergency admission

Potentially avoidable issues in neurosurgical mortality cases in Australia: identification and improvements

Perioperative Mortality Rates in Australian Public Hospitals: The Influence of Age, Gender and Urgency

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