Why the study?
Does the presence of comorbidity increase length of stay, complications, and mortality in acute non-traumatic general surgery patients?
Population
1,296 acute non-traumatic general surgery patients admitted to King Saud Medical Complex, Riyadh, Saudi…
Comparison
Presence of one or more comorbid conditions vs Absence of comorbid conditions
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Comorbidity associated with higher mortality in acute general surgery; hypothesis-generating for risk models pending prospective validation.
Does the presence of comorbidity increase length of stay, complications, and mortality in acute non-traumatic general surgery patients?
The presence of comorbidities, as measured by the Charlson comorbidity index, significantly increases hospital stay, post-operative complications, and mortality in acute non-traumatic general surgery patients.
Abdullah et al. (2009) studied this question.
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