Progress in achieving “universal access to safe, affordable surgery, and anesthesia care
when needed” is dependent on consensus not only about the key messages but also on …

​ Objectives Emergency abdominal surgery (EAS) refers to high-risk intra-abdominal
surgical procedures undertaken for acute gastrointestinal pathology. The relationship …

Introduction Emergency laparotomy patients are different in pathology and surgical urgency.
Mortality rates following emergency laparotomy ranges from 13% to 18% which is five times …

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 Purpose of Review To examine the comparability and utility of perioperative
mortality rate (POMR) as a key global surgery metric and the added potential for mortality …

Abstract Background The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) highlights the
importance of identifying high-risk patients due to the potential for significant morbidity and …

Background The objective of this study was to analyze outcomes and determine
independent predictors of subsequent reoperation following emergency laparotomy (EL) …

Background It is unclear whether robotic utilization has increased overall minimally invasive
colorectal surgery rates or if robotics is being adopted instead of laparoscopy. The goal was …

Abstract Background The Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM)
National Report 2015 found that within the cohort of audited deaths, 85% were emergencies …

Aims Prior studies have suggested causal relationships between obesity and acute
cardiovascular events. It has been also known that the risk of acute cardiovascular events is …