Lack of Post-operative Care Causing Many Patients to Die in Hospital

Hospital patients are dying post surgery due to inadequate post-operative care, according to a recent report.

The study found that 75% of those who did not survive emergency operations were sent to general wards post surgery instead of admission into critical care.

�Failure to allocate resources to patients at risk of death is a serious concern for patients undergoing surgery in Europe. In the long term, if there are fewer complications with surgery, that will be a saving for the hospital and it will, of course, be much better for the patient,' said Dr Rupert Pearse from Queen Mary, University of London.

Source: Medindia