Perioperative factors predicting poor outcome in elderly patients following emergency general surgery: a multivariate regression analysis | Zendy

Mackenzie C. Lees | Zendy; Shaheed Merani | Zendy; Keerit Tauh | Zendy; Rachel G. Khadaroo | Zendy

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Perioperative factors predicting poor outcome in elderly patients following emergency general surgery: a multivariate regression analysis

Author(s) -

Mackenzie C. Lees,

Shaheed Merani,

Keerit Tauh,

Rachel G. Khadaroo

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.011614

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , population , american society of anesthesiologists , multivariate analysis , emergency medicine , surgery , environmental health

Older adults (≥ 65 yr) are the fastest growing population and are presenting in increasing numbers for acute surgical care. Emergency surgery is frequently life threatening for older patients. Our objective was to identify predictors of mortality and poor outcome among elderly patients undergoing emergency general surgery.

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