Objective: To understand how multimorbidity impacts operative versus nonoperative
management of emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions. Background: EGS is a …

Abstract Background Ground-level falls (GLFs) in older adults are increasing as life
expectancy increases, and more patients are being discharged to skilled nursing facilities …

Background To evaluate, in a prospective observational cohort study of adults≥ 65 years
old, the frailty status at the emergency department (ED) admission for the in-hospital death …

Background Cholecystectomy remains the standard management for acute cholecystitis.
Given that rates of nonoperative management have increased, we hypothesize the …

Introduction Although two-thirds of patients with emergency general surgery (EGS)
conditions are managed nonoperatively, their long-term outcomes are not well described …

Background The decision to undertake a surgical intervention for an emergency general
surgery (EGS) condition (appendicitis, diverticulitis, cholecystitis, hernia, peptic ulcer, bowel …

Background and Aims Recent trends in mortality with gallstone disease remain scarce in the
United States. Yet multiple changes in clinical management, such as rates of endoscopy …

Introduction Population data on longitudinal trends for cholecystectomies and their
outcomes are scarce. We evaluated the incidence and case fatality rate of emergency and …

BACKGROUND: Early cholecystectomy (CCY) for acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) is
recommended but there is a paucity of data assessing this approach in frail geriatric …

Acute-care surgeons are frequently faced with the care of older patients presenting often
with unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In this sense, geriatric emergency …