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Survival After Emergency Laparotomy in Octogenarians

H

Haukeland University Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Postoperative Complications
Surgery--Complications
Frailty
Abdomen, Acute

Treatments

Other: No intervention

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04176432
REK 9526 (Other Identifier)
2017/610

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this single-center retrospective study we wanted to investigate mortality and postoperative complications after emergency laparotomy performed in patients aged 80 years or above.

Full description

Methods:

During 2015-2016 106 patients aged 80 years or above underwent emergency laparotomy at Haukeland University Hospital.

Primary outcome was mortality at 30 days. Secondary outcomes were mortality at 90 days, 1 year, postoperative complications and level of care at discharge.

The Medical records were reviewed in detail and mortality and postoperative morbidity were registered. Post-operative complications were defined according to the European Perioperative Clinical Outcome (EPCO) definitions and included if they were Clavien Dindo grade 2 or above.

Enrollment

106 patients

Sex

All

Ages

80+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • emergency laparotomy in patients 80 years or above

Exclusion criteria

  • palliative surgery
  • abdominal surgery other than gastrointestinal
  • abdominal surgery without midline incision

Trial contacts and locations

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