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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2013; 5(7): 216-221
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i7.216
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i7.216
Emergency laparotomy in octogenarians: A 5-year study of morbidity and mortality
Gemma Green, Irshad Shaikh, Roland Fernandes, Henk Wegstapel, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham ME7 5NY, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Green G and Shaikh I are joint first authors and contributed equally to this work; Green G collected and analysed data, drafted manuscript; Shaikh I conceived idea of study; Fernandes R collected data; Wegstapel H supervised study.
Correspondence to: Dr. Irshad Shaikh, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, UK ME7 5NY, United Kingdom. i.shaikh@nhs.net
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Received: December 4, 2012
Revised: June 18, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Revised: June 18, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Aging is associated with an increase in operative and anaesthetic risk during emergency laparotomy. Literature addressing the outcomes following emergency laparotomy in the elderly is limited. The morbidity and mortality rates in this subgroup of patients were explored, and in our study we determined the mortality rate to be 45%.