Population-level trends in emergency general surgery presentations and mortality over time.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023
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2. Short- and long-term outcomes of acute diverticulitis in patients with transplanted kidneys.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024
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3. Delays in presentation, severity of illness, and adverse surgical outcomes among patients transferred from Nunavik for acute care surgery.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
   Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Funding

Abstract

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