Twenty‐year study of in‐hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission

Background Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a higher mortality than those having elective surgery. Few studies have investigated changes in EGS‐associated mortality over time or explored mortality rates after discharge. The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive, population‐ba...

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Main Authors: G. Ramsay, J. M. Wohlgemut, J. O. Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-10-01
Series:BJS Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50187