Socio-economic factors and rural-urban differences in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy
The study findings suggest that there are socio-economic and regional differences in the need of EL. The patients living in low-income areas had a higher rate of EL and a higher rate of peritonitis. These differences cannot be explained by patient demographics or comorbidities alone.
Authors
- Timo Kaakinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5125-245X)
- Juho Nurkkala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-8078)
- Lasse Raatiniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-9749)
- Janne Liisanantti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5580-3447)
- Marjo Koskela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-1241)
- Merja Vakkala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-4160)
- Aura T. Ylimartimo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9735-175X)
- Sanna Lahtinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-2764)
- Anne Pouke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0280-2054)
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000002498
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80