Postoperative Outcomes after Gastrointestinal Surgery in Patients Receiving Chronic Kidney Replacement Therapy
Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam,
Carmel M. Hawley,
Elaine M. Pascoe
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
This study evaluated the postoperative mortality and morbidity outcomes following the different subtypes of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery over a 15-year period.
Background:
Patients receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy (KRT) experience higher rates of general surgery compared to other surgery types. Contemporary data on the types of surgeries and their outcomes are lacking. KRT was defined as patients requring chronic dialysis (haemod… Show more
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