Do risk stratification models accurately predict operative risk and inevitable death in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy?
Risk models derived from a national surgical database can accurately stratify operative risk in emergency laparotomy, assisting in end-of-life and futility discussions.
The models developed in this study have a high discriminative ability to stratify the operative risk in a broad range of acute abdominal emergencies. These data will assist surgeons, patients, and their families in making end-of-life decisions in the face of medical futility with greater certainty when emergency surgery is being contemplated.
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