• Ann Acad Med Singap · Nov 2019

    Review

    The Elderly Emergency Laparotomy Patient - More Than Just the Operation.

    • Jeremy Fernando and Sze Ming Loh.
    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
    • Ann Acad Med Singap. 2019 Nov 1; 48 (11): 382-385.

    AbstractThe elderly patient presenting with an acute surgical abdomen or bowel obstruction has become a common and challenging situation. These patients bring comorbidity and frailty that necessitate appropriate risk assessment and comprehensive perioperative management. Robust communication is required between patients, families and health professions. The Australia and New Zealand Emergency Laparotomy Audit-Quality Improvement (ANZELA-QI) study is based on the United Kingdom's National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) and will gather large scale data, providing hospital-level information to enable clinicians to reduce variation in management. Successful management of the elderly laparotomy patient requires close coordination between surgeons, anaesthetists and physicians. The ANZELA-QI study will help establish the role of collaborative models of care and the need for perioperative care teams.

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