Evaluating predictors of mortality in octogenarians undergoing urgent or emergent trauma laparotomy
This national analysis emphasizes the need to identify and manage pre-existing conditions like cirrhosis and not determine futility based on pre-trauma functional status alone. Concurrent thoracotomy for hemorrhage control increases risk of death over 16-fold.
Authors
- Robert Painter
- Flora S. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-3040)
- Areg Grigorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-796X)
- Shaina Sedighim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-5006)
- Jeffry Nahmias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-571X)
- Jordan Shin
- Elliot Silver
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-024-02635-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40