NSQIP Data Show High Morbidity in Emergency Surgery

Major Finding: Fewer than 10% of hospitals demonstrated consistently good or bad performance across three emergency general surgical procedures.

Data Source: Analysis of more than 45,000 patients in the 2005-2008 NSQIP database who underwent emergency appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or colorectal resection.

Disclosures: The investigators reported no financial conflicts of interest relevant to this study.