Open AccessPreoperative physical functional status affects the long‐term outcomes of elderly patients with open abdomen
Author(s) -
Okada Ichiro,
Hifumi Toru,
Kiriu Nobuaki,
Yoneyama Hisashi,
Inoue Kazushige,
Seki Satoshi,
Hasegawa Eiju,
Kato Hiroshi,
Masuno Tomohiko,
Yokobori Shoji
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acute medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-8817
DOI - 10.1002/ams2.602
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , retrospective cohort study , physical activity , surgery , physical therapy
Preoperative physical functional status affects 2‐year survival of elderly patients with open abdomen. In addition, functional status deteriorates in a time‐dependent manner.