The effects of early enteral nutrition on mortality after major emergency abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis

J Burcharth, A Falkenberg, A Schack, S Ekeloef… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Early oral or enteral nutrition (EEN) has been proven safe, tolerable, and
beneficial in elective surgery. In emergency abdominal surgery no consensus exists …

Meta-analysis of mortality risk in octogenarians undergoing emergency general surgery operations

S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh, GA Antoniou… - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to quantify the risk of perioperative mortality in octogenarians
undergoing emergency general surgical operations and to compare such risk between …

[HTML][HTML] Goal-directed fluid therapy in emergency abdominal surgery: a randomised multicentre trial

AA Aaen, AW Voldby, N Storm, J Kildsig… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background More than 50% of patients have a major complication after emergency
gastrointestinal surgery. Intravenous (iv) fluid therapy is a life-saving part of treatment, but …

Complications after emergency laparotomy beyond the immediate postoperative period–a retrospective, observational cohort study of 1139 patients

LT Tengberg, M Cihoric, NB Foss, M Bay‐Nielsen… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mortality and morbidity occur commonly following emergency laparotomy, and incur a
considerable clinical and financial healthcare burden. Limited data have been published …

Validation of the artificial intelligence-based predictive optimal trees in emergency surgery risk (POTTER) calculator in emergency general surgery and emergency …

MW El Hechi, LR Maurer, J Levine, D Zhuo… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The Predictive Optimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) tool is an
artificial intelligence-based calculator for the prediction of 30-day outcomes in patients …

Evaluating and improving current risk prediction tools in emergency laparotomy

A Barazanchi, S Bhat, K Palmer-Neels… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Emergency laparotomy (EL) encompasses a high-risk group of operations, which
are increasingly performed on a heterogeneous population of patients, making preoperative …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes and associated factors among patients undergone emergency laparotomy: A retrospective study

KE Oumer, SA Ahmed, HY Tawuye… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Emergency surgery score accurately predicts the risk of post-operative infection in emergency general surgery

K Han, JM Lee, A Achanta, N Kongkaewpaisan… - Surgical …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: The Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) was validated recently as an
accurate and user-friendly post-operative mortality risk calculator specific for Emergency …

Burden of social and behavioral determinants of health on infectious complications in emergency general surgery

E Lagazzi, JA Proaño-Zamudio, D Argandykov… - Surgical …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Infectious complications lead to worse post-operative outcomes and are used
to compare hospital performance in pay-for-performance programs. However, the impact of …

New Zealand and Australia emergency laparotomy mortality rates compare favourably to international outcomes: a systematic review

G Fagan, A Barazanchi, G Coulter… - ANZ Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Almost 20 000 people undergo an emergency laparotomy each year in New
Zealand and Australia. Common indications include small and large bowel obstruction, and …