Emergency general surgery in a low-middle income health care setting: Determinants of outcomes
Shah AA, Latif A, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Riviello R, Halim MS, Rehman Z, Haider AH, Zafar H. Emergency general surgery in a low-middle income health care setting: Determinants of outcomes. Surgery 2015, 159: 641-649. PMID: 26361098, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDeveloping CountriesEmergenciesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHospitals, TeachingHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePakistanPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical Procedures, OperativeYoung AdultConceptsEmergency general surgeryHealth care settingsEGS conditionsCare settingsGeneral surgeryNeed of resuscitationPrimary International ClassificationClinical Modification diagnosisCase-mix factorsSoft tissue disordersUniversity Teaching HospitalDeterminants of outcomeSurgery of TraumaRate of deathHigh-income settingsAmerican AssociationHospital mortalityIndependent predictorsMale preponderanceMultivariable analysisBiliary diseaseColorectal diseaseOperative careDisease spectrumTeaching hospital