Mortality following elective and emergency colectomy in patients with cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study from England.
Alfred AdiamahColin J CrooksJohn S HammondPeter JepsenJoe WestDavid J HumesPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2021)
Patients with cirrhosis undergoing emergency colectomy have a higher mortality risk than those undergoing elective colectomy both at 90 days and 1 year. The greatest mortality risk at 90 days was in those with decompensation undergoing emergency surgery.