Can surgical outcomes be prevented by postoperative admission to critical care.docVIP

Rhodes and Cecconi Critical Care 2013,17:110 /content/17/1/110 EDITORIAL Can surgical outcomes be prevented by postoperative admission to critical care? Andrew Rhodes* and Maurizio Cecconi Postoperative complications are hugely important for both the patient involved and also the health-care system It has been estimated that in the UK 12% of all patients undergoing surgery account for almost 80% of all ese ? gures from 2006 were recently con? rmed within the UK together with the that they develop within. Potentially disastrous for the complications and