Table 1 Estimates of the potential worldwide benefit of peri-operative goal-directed strategies
From: The burden of high-risk surgery and the potential benefit of goal-directed strategies
| Â | Yearly estimation | Reference |
|---|---|---|
All surgical procedures | 234,200,000 | Weiser et al. [2] |
   High-risk surgical procedures (12.5%) | 29,275,000 | Pearse et al. [3] |
   High-risk procedures without GDS (84%) | 24,591,000 | Cannesson et al. [1] |
Deaths without GDS (9.4%) | 2,311,554 | Hamilton et al. [4] |
Deaths if GDS were to be adopted (5.9%) | 1,450,869 | Hamilton et al. [4] |
Lives potentially saved if GDS were to be adopted | 860,685 | - |
Complications without GDS (29.8%) | 7,328,118 | Hamilton et al. [4] |
Complications if GDS were to be adopted (18.0%) | 4,426,380 | Hamilton et al. [4] |
Complications potentially avoided if GDS were to be adopted | 2,901,738 | - |