Why the study?
What are the outcomes and risk factors for mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery?
Population
430 consecutive patients aged >65 years who underwent emergency abdominal surgery for acute abdomen between…
Comparison
Emergency abdominal surgery vs Historical cohort from 20 years prior
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Substantial mortality risk in elderly emergency abdominal surgery warrants careful selection; observational data leaves open prospective validation of risk models.
What are the outcomes and risk factors for mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery?
Emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly continues to carry high morbidity and mortality, with factors like atrial fibrillation, low BMI, and high ASA grade significantly increasing mortality risk.
Ukkonen et al. (2015) studied this question.
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