Prognostic Value of P-POSSUM and Osteopenia for Predicting Mortality After Emergency Laparotomy in Geriatric Patients

Prognostic Value of P-POSSUM and Osteopenia for Predicting Mortality After Emergency Laparotomy in Geriatric Patients

Objective: To evaluate the Portsmouth-Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM) in comparison with other risk factors for mortality including osteopenia as an indicator for frailty in geriatric patients subjected to emergency laparotomy. Met...

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Main Authors: Rebecka Ah, MB BChir, Yang Cao, Hakan Geijer, Kardo Taha, Sahar Pourhossein-Sarmeh, Peep Talving, Olle Ljungqvist, Shahin Mohseni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2019-07-01
Series:Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
Subjects:
Emergency Surgery
Emergency Laparotomy
Geriatric
Mortality
Online Access:http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_45359_9b9e680e65d4ee19e2528c2680572fea.pdf

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