No news is good news? Three-year postdischarge mortality of octogenarian and nonagenarian patients following emergency general surgery
CONCLUSION
More than half of the very elderly patients undergoing major EGS were still alive at 3 years postdischarge. The combination of hypoalbuminemia and elevated liver enzymes predicted the highest 1-year mortality. Such information can prove useful for patient and family counseling preoperatively.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Prognostic, Level III.
Source: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
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