The Emergency Laparotomy Protocol: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Morbidity and Mortality After the Introduction of a Perioperative Protocol for Emergency Laparotomies.

BACKGROUND: Emergency laparotomy and its perioperative care is associated with high morbidity and mortality. At our institution, 30-day mortality was approximately 12% in 2013-2017. We introduced a perioperative protocol for emergency laparotomies in…

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