Incidence and outcomes of emergency department patients requiring emergency general surgery: a 5-year retrospective cohort study

AIMS: Patients undergoing emergency general surgery are at high risk of complications and death. Our objectives were to estimate the incidence of emergency general surgery in a Swiss University Hospital, to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing such procedures, and to stu...

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Main Authors: Christophe A. Fehlmann, Monica Taljaard, Daniel I. McIssac, Laurent Suppan, Elisabeth Andereggen, Arnaud Dupuis, Frederic Rouyer, Debra Eagles, Jeffrey J. Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2024-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3729