Characterizing the underlying diagnoses for exploratory laparotomies to improve risk-adjustment models of postoperative mortality

CONCLUSION Seven diagnostic groups account for the majority of the emergent ex-laps. Adjusting for four groups may improve the accuracy of risk-adjustment models for mortality and validating such analytic standardization may optimize best research practices for EGS procedures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and epidemiologic, Level III.
Source: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research