Factors Associated With Mortality After Emergency Colectomy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Sue-Chue-Lam, Colin; Castelo, Matthew; Baxter, Nancy N · JAMA Surg · 2020

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This cohort study uses data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database to examine factors associated with mortality risk among patients undergoing emergency colectomy for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

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