Summary of Perioperative Mortality Review Committee (POMRC) reports

POMRC reports and other products published between 2011 and 2024

• 2024 – POMRC infographic summary of surgery and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023 (552 KB, pdf)
  This resource covers elective surgery (surgery planned in advance) and emergency surgery (surgery for an urgent medical condition).
• 2021 –  Ninth report: Equity in outcomes following major trauma among hospitalised patients (1.2 MB, pdf)
• 2021 –  Infographic summary and recommendations of the ninth report: Equity in outcomes following major trauma among hospitalised patients (200 KB, pdf)
• 2019 – Eighth report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (2.7 MB, pdf)  
  This report analyses perioperative mortality between 2012 and 2017, particularly surgical outcomes for Māori following acute laparotomy.
• 2019 – Infographic summary and recommendations of the eighth report: Emergency laparotomy outcomes for Māori (254 KB, pdf)
•  2018 – Seventh report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (1.2 MB, pdf)
  This report includes hip fractures as a special topic.
  
• 2017  –  Sixth report:  Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (1.3 MB, pdf)  
  This report considers two special topics: the relationship between perioperative mortality and socioeconomic deprivation (poverty); and perioperative mortality following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
• 2017 –  Infographic about  the relationship between poverty and deaths after surgery (133 KB, pdf) 
  A summary of findings from POMRC’s sixth report.
• 2017 – Infographic about deaths after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery (171 KB, pdf) 
  A summary of the findings from POMRC’s sixth report.
• 2016   –  Fifth report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (956 KB, pdf) 
  This report presents information on perioperative mortality during 2009–2013 for two new clinical areas: 30-day mortality following operations and procedures under general anaesthesia; and day-of-the-week mortality.
• 2015  –  Fourth report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (862 KB, pdf)
• 2014 – Third report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (1.1 MB, pdf)
• 2013 – Second report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (1.2 MB, pdf)
• 2011 – First report: Perioperative mortality in New Zealand (1.1 MB, pdf)