Table III.
Patient outcomes
| n (%) or median (range) | |
|---|---|
| Surgical intervention∗ | |
| Emergency (<1 h) | 49 (25%) |
| Partial colectomy | 11 |
| Drainage/debridement of skin and soft tissue | 8 |
| Small bowel resection | 6 |
| Repair of gastric perforation | 6 |
| Paraesophageal hernia repair/gastropexy | 4 |
| Repair of abdominal wall hernia | 4 |
| Appendectomy | 3 |
| Evacuation of intra-abdominal abscess | 3 |
| Adhesiolysis | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Urgent (<24 h) | 23 (11%) |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 5 |
| Small bowel resection | 4 |
| Drainage/debridement of skin and soft tissue | 4 |
| Evacuation of intraabdominal abscess | 2 |
| Open cholecystectomy | 2 |
| Paraesophageal hernia repair/gastropexy | 2 |
| Partial colectomy | 1 |
| Adhesiolysis | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Delayed (>24 h) | 20 (10%) |
| Drainage/debridement of skin and soft tissue | 6 |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 4 |
| Evacuation of intra-abdominal abscess | 2 |
| Open cholecystectomy | 2 |
| Small bowel resection | 1 |
| Adhesiolysis | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| None | 108 (54%) |
| Not indicated | 55 |
| Conservative management | 48 |
| Palliative care | 5 |
| Length of stay (days) | 6 (1–44) |
| ≲4 d | 84 (42%) |
| 5–9 d | 61 (30%) |
| ≳10 d | 55 (28%) |
| Disposition | |
| Home | 139 (70%) |
| Subacute rehabilitation | 40 (20%) |
| Long-term acute care | 5 (2%) |
| Palliative care | 11 (6%) |
| Death | 5 (2%) |
∗
Time to surgical intervention is listed in relation to admission time for surgical admissions and in relation to consultation time for surgical consultations.