The study included 15,807 patients undergoing neurosurgical surgery between Jan. 1, 2007, and Aug. 1, 2014, at University of Michigan. Faculty and resident neurosurgeon self-reported morbidity and mortality rates revealed 785 complications.
Here are four takeaways:
1. The researchers found odds of complication rose 50-plus percent when the surgical start time was between 9:01 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
2. Regarding surgery length, odds of complication increased for later time periods 9:01 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
3. Researchers found differentiating a surgery as “emergent compared to elective” offered a statistically significant factor in predicting complication severity.
4. The researchers concluded patients undergoing surgery between 9:01 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. experience a higher risk of developing morbidity.
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