The influence between frailty, sarcopenia and physical status on mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty and sarcopenia have been independently shown to predict mortality in emergency laparotomy (EmLap), and both can be indicative of poor physical status. We aim to assess the prevalence of frailty, sarcopenia, and physical status in EmLap and explore the relationship between these factors and 30-day, 90-day and 1-year mortality.

Methods

Retrospective analysis was performed on prospectively maintained Emergency Laparotomy and Laparoscopic Scottish Audit (ELLSA) database (2017-2019) which included patients ≥ 18 years who underwent EmLap. Clinical frailty scale (CFS) was used to classify frailty (score ≥ 4 as frail). Sarcopenia was assessed using total psoas index (TPI). Poor physical status (PPS) was defined by American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical st

SUBMITTER: Thu MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12042329 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature