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  • Surgical outcomes research
  • Emergency medicine
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Emergency abdominal operations carry substantial risks.
  • The timing of these surgeries has been investigated as a potential outcome predictor.
  • This study retrospectively compared daytime versus nighttime emergency abdominal operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of surgical timing on patient outcomes for emergency abdominal operations.
  • To compare mortality, morbidity, and hospital stay duration between daytime and nighttime procedures.
  • To identify key predictors of mortality in emergency abdominal surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 267 emergency abdominal operations over five years.
  • Classification of operations into 'daytime' (8:00 AM - 7:59 PM) and 'night time' (8:00 PM - 7:59 AM) groups.
  • Comparison of post-operative outcomes including mortality, re-operation rates, and hospital stay duration.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in mortality rates between daytime (13.7%) and nighttime (12.3%) operations.
  • Similar re-operation rates (9.3% daytime vs. 10.4% nighttime) and hospital stay durations (11.1 days vs. 12.4 days).
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status, re-operation, and intensive care unit admission were predictors of mortality.

Conclusions:

  • The timing of emergency abdominal operations does not appear to influence patient outcomes.
  • Delaying nighttime operations until daytime may be counterproductive in resource-limited environments.
  • A patient's clinical condition remains the most critical factor in determining the urgency and timing of surgery.