Why the study?
Outcome data on very elderly patients undergoing emergency general surgery were sparse, prompting an examination of short- and long-term mortality in patients aged 80 years and older.
What is the short- and long-term mortality in patients aged 80 years and older following emergency general surgery?
Population
385 patients aged 80 plus years undergoing emergency general surgery
Design
Single-center retrospective database cohort study
Follow-up
Up to 3 years after discharge
Authors
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High in-hospital and 3-year mortality after EGS in octogenarians warrants shared decision-making; leaves open which factors are modifiable for targeted trials.
What is the short- and long-term mortality in patients aged 80 years and older following emergency general surgery?
More than half of very elderly patients undergoing major emergency general surgery survive at 3 years postdischarge, though hypoalbuminemia and elevated liver enzymes predict high 1-year mortality.
Narueponjirakul et al. (2020) studied this question.
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