Table 1. Description of the Study Population of Older Adults With Emergency General Surgery Conditions.
| Patients, No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 1960) | Alive or censored (n = 1584) | Died (n = 376) | |
| Age, median (IQR), y | 79 (73-85) | 79 (73-84) | 82 (77-87) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 1166 (59.5) | 979 (61.8) | 187 (49.7) |
| Male | 794 (40.5) | 605 (38.2) | 189 (50.3) |
| Multimorbidity | |||
| 0 or 1 | 383 (19.5) | 336 (21.2) | 47 (12.5) |
| 2 | 829 (42.3) | 697 (44.0) | 132 (35.1) |
| 3 | 748 (38.2) | 551 (34.8) | 197 (52.4) |
| Underwent surgery | |||
| Yes | 717 (36.6) | 616 (38.9) | 101 (26.9) |
| No | 1243 (63.4) | 968 (61.1) | 275 (73.1) |
| Patients with EGS conditions included in subgroup analysis, No. | 1938 | 1568 | 370 |
| EGS categorya | |||
| Biliopancreatic | 483 (24.9) | 429 (27.4) | 54 (14.6) |
| Colon | 715 (36.9) | 572 (36.5) | 143 (38.6) |
| Peptic ulcer and GI bleeding | 315 (16.3) | 234 (14.9) | 81 (21.9) |
| Small bowel, appendix, or other disease | 425 (21.9) | 333 (21.2) | 92 (24.9) |
| Follow-up time, median (IQR) | |||
| Days | 377 (138-621) | 448 (212-664) | 87 (32-300) |
| Months | 12.6 (4.6-20.7) | 14.9 (7.1-22.1) | 2.9 (1.1-10.0) |
Abbreviations: EGS, emergency general surgery; GI, gastrointestinal.
a
Soft tissue infections (22) were excluded from subgroup analysis because of the small sample size.