Changes in frailty status and discharge destination post emergency laparotomy
Abstract Background Pre-operative frailty adversely affects morbidity and mortality after emergency laparotomy (EmLap), especially in older adults (65 years and above). Little is known about frailty after EmLap. We explored the change in frailty status from pre- to post-EmLap and any influence on di...
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| Main Authors: | Hwei Jene Ng, Nicholas J. W. Rattray, Tara Quasim, Susan J. Moug |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-04-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Emergency Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-025-00612-8 |
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