Aura T Ylimartimo1,2, Sanna Lahtinen3,4, Juho Nurkkala3,4, Marjo Koskela3,5, Timo Kaakinen3,4, Merja Vakkala3,4, Siiri Hietanen3, Janne Liisanantti3,4. 1. Medical Research Center of Oulu, Research Group of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oulu, Finland. aura.ylimartimo@ppshp.fi. 2. Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, P.O.BOX 21, 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland. aura.ylimartimo@ppshp.fi. 3. Medical Research Center of Oulu, Research Group of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oulu, Finland. 4. Department of Anesthesiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. 5. Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, P.O.BOX 21, 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a common surgical operation with poor outcomes. Patients undergoing EL are often frail and have chronic comorbidities, but studies focused on the long-term outcomes after EL are lacking. The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term mortality after EL. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study of 674 adults undergoing midline EL between May 2015 and December 2017. The follow-up lasted until September 2020. The primary outcome was 2-year mortality after surgery. The secondary outcome was factors associated with mortality during follow-up. RESULTS: A total of 554 (82%) patients survived > 90 days after EL and were included in the analysis. Of these patients, 120 (18%) died during the follow-up. The survivors were younger than the non-survivors (median [IQR] 64 [49-74] vs. 71 [63-80] years, p < 0.001). In a Cox regression model, death during follow-up was associated with longer duration of operation (OR 2.21 [95% CI 1.27-3.83]), higher ASA classification (OR 2.37 [1.15-4.88]), higher CCI score (OR 4.74 [3.15-7.14]), and postoperative medical complications (OR 1.61 [1.05-2.47]). CONCLUSIONS: Patient-related factors, such as higher ASA classification and CCI score, were the most remarkable factors associated with poor long-term outcome and mortality after EL.
BACKGROUND: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a common surgical operation with poor outcomes. Patients undergoing EL are often frail and have chronic comorbidities, but studies focused on the long-term outcomes after EL are lacking. The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term mortality after EL. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study of 674 adults undergoing midline EL between May 2015 and December 2017. The follow-up lasted until September 2020. The primary outcome was 2-year mortality after surgery. The secondary outcome was factors associated with mortality during follow-up. RESULTS: A total of 554 (82%) patients survived > 90 days after EL and were included in the analysis. Of these patients, 120 (18%) died during the follow-up. The survivors were younger than the non-survivors (median [IQR] 64 [49-74] vs. 71 [63-80] years, p < 0.001). In a Cox regression model, death during follow-up was associated with longer duration of operation (OR 2.21 [95% CI 1.27-3.83]), higher ASA classification (OR 2.37 [1.15-4.88]), higher CCI score (OR 4.74 [3.15-7.14]), and postoperative medical complications (OR 1.61 [1.05-2.47]). CONCLUSIONS: Patient-related factors, such as higher ASA classification and CCI score, were the most remarkable factors associated with poor long-term outcome and mortality after EL.
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