7.5 Monitoring and evaluation

The rates of death in the IPD for surgical outcomes did not differ significantly between patients who underwent surgery and those who received medical treatment only. There were not enough data on adverse events, surgical complications or long-term sequelae – some of which may be fatal – to allow a meaningful analysis. Despite the unknown magnitude of perioperative complications, the GDG assumed that, overall, there is a net benefit from surgery.

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