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Table 1

From: How high risk are 'high-risk' surgical patients?

Number of risk factors

All patients

Patients aged 60 years or more

 

n

Mortality (95% CI)

n

Mortality (95% CI)

0

172

1.2 (0.3–5.7)

91

2.2 (0.6–7.7)

1

155

4.5 (2.2–9.0)

103

6.8 (3.3–13.4)

2

81

6.2 (2.6–13.6)

46

10.9 (4.7–23.0)

3 or more

42

7.1 (2.5–19.0)

39

7.7 (2.7–20.3)