在小肠阻塞的老年患者手术的时间:关于脆弱性的洞察力

Renxi Li1, Megan T Quintana, Juliet Lee

  • 1From the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (R.L.); and Department of Surgery (M.T.Q., J.L., B.S., S.K.), The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.

概括

接受小肠阻塞 (SBO) 手术的老年脆弱患者面临更高的死亡率. 对SBO手术的最佳时机至关重要:对于非脆弱的老年患者,在2天内,对于脆弱的老年患者,在4天内.

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