Background Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency,
causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel …

2019 (COVID-19), has caused a global pandemic that may infect millions in the United
States alone. Given the baseline rate of emergency operations in the United States, 1 …

Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents 11% of surgical admissions and
50% of surgical mortality in the United States. However, there is currently no established …

Methods: All ES patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality
Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2007 to 2013 database were included (derivation …

Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce length of stay,
complications and costs for a large number of elective surgical procedures. A similar …

BACKGROUND Adoption of the acute care surgery model has led to increasing volumes of
emergency general surgery (EGS) patients at trauma centers. However, the financial burden …

BACKGROUND: Older patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) experience
high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective …

Background Emergency general surgery in the elderly is a particular challenge to the
surgeon in charge of their care. The aim was to review contemporary aspects of managing …

BACKGROUND Identifying predictors of mortality and surgical complications has led to
outcome improvements for a variety of surgical conditions. However, similar work has yet to …

Importance Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have high mortality, but few studies
exist to improve outcomes for these patients. Objective To assess whether a collaborative …