Key result
Delay in surgical treatment ≥24 hours, laparotomy procedures, and the need for ICU stay were independent predictors of mortality in patients ≥70 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.
Case-Control (n=100)
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May guide risk stratification in geriatric emergency surgery; leaves open whether targeting delays improves survival.
Mzoughi et al. (2018) conducted a case-control in Abdominal emergency (n=100). Delay in surgical treatment ≥24 hours, laparotomy procedures, and ICU stay was evaluated on Mortality. Delay in surgical treatment ≥24 hours, laparotomy procedures, and the need for ICU stay were independent predictors of mortality in patients ≥70 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.
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