Key result
Emergency colorectal surgery in octogenarians shows no difference in 30-day mortality or complications across pathologies.
Why the study?
Emergency colon diseases in elderly patients are associated with higher morbidity and mortality, and the impact of age on outcomes requires further investigation.
Does the CR-POSSUM score predict postoperative complications and hospital stay in patients over 80 years of age undergoing emergency colorectal surgery?
Population
32 consecutive patients older than 80 undergoing emergency surgery for colon diseases
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
Loading...
May inform transfusion strategies by pathology in octogenarian emergency colorectal surgery; leaves open CR-POSSUM validation for complication prediction.
Cohort (n=32)
Does the CR-POSSUM score predict postoperative complications and hospital stay in patients over 80 years of age undergoing emergency colorectal surgery?
The CR-POSSUM score is a useful tool for stratifying risk and predicting morbidity in elderly patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery.
Pacilli et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Colon diseases (n=32). Emergency colorectal surgery vs. Different colic pathologies was evaluated on Postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications, reoperation rate and 30-day mortality. Emergency colorectal surgery in patients >80 years showed no significant differences in 30-day mortality or complications across different colic pathologies, though blood transfusions were more frequent in perforation and bleeding cases.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: