ArticleBMJ open gastroenterology2018
Feasibility of collecting and assessing patient-reported outcomes for emergency admissions: laparotomy for gastrointestinal conditions.
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- Reporting of health-related quality of life in emergency laparotomy trials: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Quality of life after emergency laparotomy: a systematic review.BMC surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Patient Experience of Emergency Laparotomy: A Mixed Methods Study (The PEEL-2 Study).World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and functional recovery one year after emergency abdominal surgery in patients over 75 years: a prospective observational study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Emergency Medicine Perspectives on Quality of Life Outcomes After Emergency Laparotomy: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- Patient-reported outcome measures in emergency and acute care: looking beyond the emergency room.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Measuring functional outcomes in major trauma: can we do better?European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Review
- Emergency Laparotomy Follow-Up Study (ELFUS): prospective feasibility investigation into postoperative complications and quality of life using patient-reported outcome measures up to a year after emergency laparotomy.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2021Article
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1-Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Patient Satisfaction in Emergency General Surgery: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionAudit of emergency surgery is usually limited to immediate clinical outcomes relating to outcomes during the acute hospital episode with little attempt to capture patients' views of their longer-term outcomes. Our aim was to determine the response rate to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for patients who underwent an emergency laparotomy for gastrointestinal conditions, identify response bias and explore the feasibility of comparing outcomes with their prior health based on their recalled view collected during their admission.
methodsPatients undergoing emergency laparotomy in 11 hospitals were recruited to complete a retrospective questionnaire containing the EQ-5D-3L and Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI). Response rate for 3-month mailed follow-up questionnaire and potential response biases were assessed. Patients' outcomes were compared with their baseline using χ
resultsOf 255 patients contacted at 3 months, 190 (74.1%) responded. Responders were more likely to be older, female and more affluent. Patients' health improved significantly as regards the GIQLI (93.3 vs 97.9; p=0.048) and the subscale on symptoms (51.9 vs 59.6; p<0.001). No significant change in subscales on emotion or physical aspects or for overall health status (EQ-5D: 0.58 vs 0.64; p=0.06). According to the social subscale, patients had deteriorated (11.0 vs 9.8; p<0.0006). Differences in change scores by patient characteristics were slight, suggesting minimal response bias.
conclusionThis approach offers the opportunity for assessing the impact of treatment, from the patient's perspective and the potential to evaluate emergency laparotomy care using PROMs.
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