Emergency hernia repair in the elderly: multivariate analysis of morbidity and mortality from an Italian registry

ConclusionEmergency surgery for complicated hernia is burdened by high morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Preoperative comorbidity played a pivotal role in predicting complications and mortality and therefore Charlson ’s comorbidity index could be adopted to select patients for elective operation
Source: Hernia - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research