Operative selection algorithms have attempted to match specific patients with a specific operation in order to, among other factors, minimize operative mortality.
Indeed, operative selection algorithms have been attempted to match a specific patient with a specific operation in order to, among other factors, minimize operative mortality (29).
Many operative notes did not mention specific operative findings but just mentioned 'NF found at operation'.
Because of the design of these studies, it remains unknown whether specific operative factors impact the occurrence of bowel obstruction.
National studies have defined the patients at highest risk for infection in general and in many specific operative procedures.
Although this strategy is beneficial to the external validity, it is impossible to identify specific operative aspects within the treatment.
These include individual surgeon nuances, or peri-operative care regimes, i.e. the care that occurs outside the environment of the specific operative intervention.
In addition the CMP database does not code for specific operative procedures and it is possible that the search strategy included individuals who had operative oesophageal procedures in the context of malignancy, other than an oesophagectomy, but were still admitted to a CMP unit.
Specific operative procedures were classified into one of the following 11 categories: cranial, facial soft tissue, intra-oral, laparotomy, laparoscopy, spinal, neck (non-spinal), breast, extremity/pelvis, aortic, and miscellaneous.
