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ArticleSurgery today2014

Outcomes of emergency surgery for acute abdomen in dialysis patients: experience of a single community hospital.

Takahiro Tomino, Hideaki Uchiyama, Shinji Itoh, Takahiro Higashi, Ai Edagawa, Akinori Egashira, Daihiko Eguchi, Hirofumi Kawanaka, Toshiroh Okuyama, Masahiro Tateishi and 2 more

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Takahiro TominoDepartment of Surgery, Fukuoka City Hospital, Fukuoka, 812-0046, Japan, takahiro.tomino0320@gmail.com.
Hideaki Uchiyama
Shinji Itoh
Takahiro Higashi
Ai Edagawa
Akinori Egashira
Daihiko Eguchi
Hirofumi Kawanaka
Toshiroh Okuyama
Masahiro Tateishi
Daisuke Korenaga
Kenji Takenaka

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Abstract

purposeLong-term dialysis often causes physiological and metabolic problems that may affect the outcomes of surgery. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether emergency surgery for acute abdomen yields similar outcomes in dialysis patients versus non-dialysis patients.

methodsThe subjects were 126 patients who underwent emergency surgery for acute abdomen between January, 2007 and November, 2011 in our hospital. They were divided into a dialysis group (HD group; n = 9) and a non-dialysis group (non-HD group; n = 117) and their postoperative morbidity and mortality were compared.

resultsPostoperative morbidity and mortality were significantly worse in the HD group. All 9 of these patients succumbed to postoperative complications versus only 5 of the 117 patients in the non-HD group.

conclusionThe outcomes of emergency surgery for acute abdomen were significantly worse for dialysis patients than for non-dialysis patients. Prompt diagnosis, initiation of the most suitable surgical procedure, and meticulous postoperative cares are imperative to improving the surgical outcomes of dialysis patients.

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Abdomen, AcuteAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildEmergenciesFemaleHospitals, CommunityHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRenal Dialysis

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