Investigation of frailty markers including a novel biomarker panel in emergency laparotomy: protocol of a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Emergency laparotomy (EmLAP) is one of the commonest emergency operations performed in the United Kingdom (approximately 30, 000 laparotomies annually). These potentially high-risk procedures can be life changing with frail patients and/ or older adults (≥ 65 years) having the po...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02093-5 |