98FRAILTY IN OLDER PATIENTS UNDERGOING EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY: FURTHER RESULTS FROM THE ELF STUDY (EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY AND FRAILTY)
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Influence of frailty in older patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a UK-based observational study
INTRODUCTION The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) has reported that older patients (≥65 years) form a large percentage of emergency high-risk cases with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. With the population continuing to age rapidly, it is clear that a greater understanding of the factors affecting surgical outcomes in older patients is required. Frailty is a relatively...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afz063.07