Background Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a central, high-risk procedure in emergency
surgery. Patients in need of an EL present an acute pathology in the abdomen that must be …

Background Emergency abdominal surgery is associated with poorer clinical outcomes than
similar procedures in the elective setting. Research into emergency laparotomy (EL) care is …

Abstract Aims/Background Poorly controlled pain is common after emergency laparotomy. It
causes distress, hinders rehabilitation, and predisposes to complications: prolonged …

One health thinking for health interventions is increasingly being used to capture previously
unseen stakeholders and impacts across people, animals, and the environment. The …

Background Emergency laparotomy is associated with high morbidity and significant global
health burden. This study aims to compare postoperative outcomes of patients who …

Background Brazil is a middle-income country that aims to provide universal health
coverage, but its surgical system's efficiency has rarely been analyzed. In an effort to …

Introduction: Non-traumatic abdominal pain is a common emergency presentation frequently
managed by general surgeons. Abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scans are the …

Background: Despite a larger percentage of high-risk patients presenting for emergency
surgery, the perioperativemortality has decreased significantly over the last half-century. By …

BACKGROUND Surgeons perform emergent exploratory laparotomies (ex-laps) for a myriad
of surgical diagnoses. We characterized common diagnoses for which emergent ex-laps …

Background: A 70 year old male presented with acute left flank pain and was found to have
extensive free air in both the mediastinal and peritoneal cavities. He was managed …