Frailty and Postoperative Outcomes After Emergency General Surgery

Frailty and Postoperative Outcomes After Emergency General Surgery

The investigators will examine the association between preoperative frailty and postoperative outcomes and resource utilization after emergency general surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All residents of Ontario aged more than 65 years on their surgery date with valid provincial health insurance who have an emergency general surgery procedure (large bowel surgery, small bowel surgery, cholecystectomy, control of hemorrhage from duodenal ulcer, lysis of adhesions, appendectomy, laparotomy)

Exclusion Criteria:

• No valid provincial health insurance