The risk and predictors of mortality in octogenarians undergoing emergency laparotomy: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.
Shahab HajibandehShahin HajibandehJigar ShahJulia MartinMostafa AbdelkarimSreedutt MuraliAndrew MawMoustafa MansourThomas SatyadasPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
Emergency laparotomies in patients older than 80 years with ASA status more than 3 in the presence of peritoneal contamination carry a high risk of immediate postoperative and 1-year mortality. This should be taken into account in communications with patients and their relatives, consent process, and multidisciplinary decision-making process for operative or non-operative management of such patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- study protocol
- drinking water
- cross sectional
- patient reported
- climate change