Open AccessAssociation of Frailty With Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency General Surgery By Procedural Risk Level
Author(s) -
Manuel Castillo-Ángeles,
Zara Cooper,
Molly P. Jarman,
Daniel J. Sturgeon,
Alí Salim,
Joaquim M. Havens
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5397
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , cholecystectomy , logistic regression , population , surgery , general surgery , environmental health
In this aging society, older patients are more commonly undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS). Although frailty has been associated with worse outcomes in this population, EGS encompasses a heterogeneous mix of procedures.
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