Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 767 patients requiring emergency general surgery
| Characteristic | No. (%)* |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 53.0 ± 19.7 |
| Female sex | 400 (52.2) |
| BMI, median [IQR] | 27 [23–32] |
| Length of stay, d, median [IQR] | 5 [1–14] |
| Active cancer | 81 (10.6) |
| 30-day readmission | 60 (7.8) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score, median [IQR] | 2 [0–4] |
| VTE | 30 (3.9) |
| Deaths | 57 (7.4) |
| Type of surgery† | |
| Appendectomy | 183 (23.8) |
| Cholecystectomy | 145 (18.9) |
| Large bowel resection | 105 (13.7) |
| Laparotomy | 74 (9.6) |
| Small bowel resection | 58 (7.5) |
| Hernia repair | 51 (6.6) |
| Diagnostic laparoscopy | 30 (3.9) |
| Open bowel repair | 23 (3.0) |
| Ostomy creation | 21 (2.7) |
| Perianal | 20 (2.6) |
| Débridement | 15 (2.0) |
| Other | 42 (5.5) |
| VTE risk (Caprini score) | |
| Low to moderate risk | 523 (68.2) |
| High risk | 244 (31.8) |
| Complications (Clavien–Dindo) | |
| 0 | 544 (71.0) |
| 1 | 29 (3.8) |
| 2 | 36 (4.7) |
| 3 | 54 (7.0) |
| 4 | 47 (6.1) |
| 5 | 57 (7.4) |
BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation; VTE = venous thromboembolism.
*
Unless indicated otherwise.
†
Other types of surgeries included breast procedures, gastrectomy, splenectomy, incision and drainage.