Getting back 'home' after emergency laparotomy: how many never make it?

Merran HolmesAnya RugendykeYan Joyce MingPeter HowleyJon GaniPeter Pockneynull null

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2023)

Patients who survive 90 and 365 days following EL nearly all return to their pre-hospital residence, with only a very small proportion of previously independent patients entering dependent care. This should help inform shared decision-making regarding emergency laparotomy in the acute setting.

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