Key result
In patients undergoing colorectal surgery, emergent surgery was the strongest predictor of in-hospital mortality (8.76% vs 1.42% for elective; adjusted OR 3.53, P<0.01).
Why the study?
What are the independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing colon and rectal surgery?
Cohort (n=975,825)
Yes
What are the independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing colon and rectal surgery?
Odds Ratio: 3.53
Absolute Event Rate: 8.76% vs 1.42%
p-value: p=< 0.01
Emergent surgery, liver disease, age >65, total colectomy, chronic renal failure, and malignant tumor are major risk factors for in-hospital mortality after colorectal surgery.
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Emergent colorectal surgery flags highest in-hospital mortality risk; leaves open whether targeted protocols can narrow this gap in prospective studies.
Masoomi et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Colon and rectal surgery (n=975,825). Emergent surgery vs. Elective surgery was evaluated on In-hospital mortality (AOR 3.53, p=< 0.01). In patients undergoing colorectal surgery, emergent surgery was the strongest predictor of in-hospital mortality (8.76% vs 1.42% for elective; adjusted OR 3.53, P<0.01).
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