Outcomes after emergency appendicectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study from England.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The mortality risk after appendicectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis is predicted to be higher than in the general population given the associated risk of perioperative bleeding, infections and liver decompensation. This population-based cohort study aimed to determine the 90-day mortality risk following emergency appendicectomy in patients with cirrhosis.

Methods

Adult patients undergoing emergency appendicectomy in England between January 2001 and December 2018 were identified from two linked primary and secondary electronic healthcare databases, the clinical practice research datalink and hospital episode statistics data. Length of stay, re-admission, case fatality and the odds ratio of 90-day mortality were calculated for patients with and without cirrho

SUBMITTER: Adiamah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10505594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature