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. 2012 Oct;55(5):322–328. doi: 10.1503/cjs.007611

Table 2.

Preoperative patient comorbidities, n = 145

Comorbidity, no. (%) Elective, n = 73 Emergent, n = 72
Cardiac 62 (84.9) 64 (88.9)
Respiratory 32 (43.8) 32 (44.4)
Gastrointestinal 42 (57.5) 50 (69.4)
Neurologic 24 (32.9) 34 (47.3)
Genitourinary 20 (27.4) 27 (37.5)
Endocrine 16 (21.9) 18 (25.0)
Vascular 10 (13.7) 9 (12.5)
Malignant 26 (35.6) 23 (31.9)
Hematologic 18 (24.7) 9 (12.5)
Musculoskeletal 47 (64.4) 42 (58.3)