Despite a low-risk profile and few postoperative complications, patients in Africa were twice as likely to die after surgery when compared with the global average for postoperative deaths. Initiatives to increase access to surgical treatments in Africa therefore should be coupled with improved surveillance for deteriorating physiology in patients who develop postoperative complications, and the resources necessary to achieve this objective. | See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: A 7day prospective observational cohort study Article in The Lancet · January 2018 DOI: (18)30001-1 CITATIONS READS 49 694 1063 authors, including: Bruce Biccard T E Madiba University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa University of KwaZulu-Natal 194 PUBLICATIONS 3,256 CITATIONS 111 PUBLICATIONS 1,614 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Hyla Kluyts Akinyinka O Omigbodun Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University University of Ibadan 13 PUBLICATIONS 61 CITATIONS 104 PUBLICATIONS 1,581 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Abdominal Trauma in KZN View project Urethroplasty View project All content following this page was uploaded by Hamza Sama on 04 January 2018. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. SEE PROFILE Articles Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study Bruce M Biccard, Thandinkosi E Madiba, Hyla-Louise Kluyts, Dolly M Munlemvo, Farai D Madzimbamuto, Apollo Basenero, Christina S Gordon, Coulibaly Youssouf, Sylvia R Rakotoarison, Veekash Gobin, Ahmadou L Samateh, Chaibou M Sani, Akinyinka O Omigbodun, Simbo D Amanor-Boadu, Janat T Tumukunde, Tonya M Esterhuizen, Yannick Le Manach, Patrice Forget, Abdulaziz M Elkhogia, Ryad M Mehyaoui, Eugene Zoumeno, Gabriel Ndayisaba, Henry Ndasi, Andrew K N Ndonga, Zipporah W W Ngumi, Ushmah P Patel, Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir, Akwasi A K Antwi-Kusi, Bernard Mbwele, Hamza Doles Sama, Mahmoud Elfiky, Maher A Fawzy, Rupert M Pearse, on behalf of the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) investigators Summary Background There is a need to increase access to surgical treatments in .
