Comparing predicted and observed morbidity and mortality between emergency laparotomies conducted during the day and overnight at a district general hospital
- 13.10.2021
- original article
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Dr. James Livingstone, MBBS
- Dr. Md Mahfooz Buksh, MBBS MRCS
- Mr Marcos Kostalas, MBBS BSc FRCS
- Mr Kumaran Ratnasingham, MBBS MSc FRCS
- Erschienen in
- European Surgery | Ausgabe 6/2021
Summary
Background
It is generally expected that emergency laparotomies performed at night confer a higher risk and thus outcomes are worse. This study hopes to determine whether there is a difference in risk of cases presenting at night, and overall outcome.
Methods
Data were retrospectively obtained using local notes archival software to obtain predicted and observed mortality, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grade and length of stay of emergency laparotomies conducted between August 2019 and March 2020. Day cases were defined as knife to skin time (KTS) between 08:00 and 19:59, whilst night cases were defined as KTS between 20:00 and 07:59.
Results
In all, 81 emergency laparotomies were performed during day-time hours over the 8‑month period; 32 were performed overnight. Median ASA grade was 3 for both. Median length of stay was similar: 11 day, 12 overnight. Median P-POSSUM (Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity) morbidity score of day cases was 52% compared to 53.2% at night. Median mortality score of day cases was 5.6%, whilst at night was 2.7% (p = 0.27). Observed mortality after day cases was 13.5%, and overnight was 9.3%. Observed morbidity was 46.9% after day cases and 50% overnight.
Conclusion
There was no statistically significant difference between predicted or observed morbidity and mortality between emergency laparotomies conducted during the day and those conducted overnight.
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- Titel
- Comparing predicted and observed morbidity and mortality between emergency laparotomies conducted during the day and overnight at a district general hospital
- Verfasst von
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Dr. James Livingstone, MBBS
Dr. Md Mahfooz Buksh, MBBS MRCS
Mr Marcos Kostalas, MBBS BSc FRCS
Mr Kumaran Ratnasingham, MBBS MSc FRCS
- Publikationsdatum
- 13.10.2021
- Verlag
- Springer Vienna
- Erschienen in
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European Surgery / Ausgabe 6/2021
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Elektronische ISSN: 1682-4016 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-021-00740-w
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