Bellwether Procedures for Monitoring Subnational Variation of All‐cause Perioperative Mortality in Brazil

Abstract

Procedure-specific POMR for laparotomy and open long bone fracture correlates modestly with all-procedure POMR among Brazilian states which is primarily driven by emergency procedure POMR. Selective reporting of emergency laparotomy and open fracture POMR may be a useful surrogate to guide subnational surgical policy decisions.