Mehta A, et al. - Researchers performed a comparison of nationwide risk-adjusted mortality, complications, and failure-to-rescue (FTR) rates after emergent bowel resections to determine the role of FTR among emergency general surgery. Findings revealed variation in nationwide hospital variation in risk-adjusted mortality rates after emergent bowel resections. The significantly higher FTR rates at higher-mortality hospitals could explain this variation in mortality as complication rates were similar across hospitals. Improvement in patient care and reduction in variation in outcomes could be achieved via system-level initiatives addressing the management of postoperative complications.