Twenty-year study of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a higher mortality than those having elective surgery. Few studies have investigated changes in EGS-associated mortality over time or explored mortality rates after discharge. The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive, population-based analysis of mortality in EGS patients over a 20-year time frame.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of all adult EGS admissions in Scotland between 1996 and 2015. Data were obtained from national records. Co-morbidities were defined by Charlson Co-morbidity Index, and operations were coded by OPCS-4 classifications. Linear and multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate changes over time.

Results

Among 1 450 296 patients, the overall inpatient,

SUBMITTER: Ramsay G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773630 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature