EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR OBSTRUCTING COLON CANCER: MORBIDITY AND RISK FACTORS OF EARLY POSTOPERATIVE MORTALITY - A COHORT STUDY OF 118 CASES.

Haithem Zaafouri Mona Cherif Nizar Khedhiri Mesbahi Meryam Helmo Zebda Raja Jouini Hedia Bellali Anis Ben-Maamer

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2023)

This study showed that postoperative complication is the leading cause of early postoperative mortality after emergency surgery for obstructive colon cancer. Optimizing the postoperative management of these higher risk patients is still necessary and may reduce the mortality rate.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
minimally invasive
public health
end stage renal disease
emergency department
coronary artery bypass
cardiovascular events
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular disease