Association of psychiatric illness with acute outcomes following emergency general surgery
Among EGS patients, severe psychiatric illness was linked with inferior clinical and financial outcomes. Improved psychiatric screening and care may allow for early intervention and targeted postoperative care, potentially mitigating complications and costs for these vulnerable patients.
Authors
- Zihan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-8290)
- Troy N. Coaston
- Konmal Ali
- Giselle Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-460X)
- Amulya Vadlakonda
- Syed Shaheer Ali
- Sara Sakowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7318-7571)
- Peyman Benharash
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.12.001
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31