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SUBMITTER: Huddart S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4312892 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The British journal of surgery 20141110 1
<h4>Background</h4>Emergency laparotomies in the U.K., U.S.A. and Denmark are known to have a high risk of death, with accompanying evidence of suboptimal care. The emergency laparotomy pathway quality improvement care (ELPQuiC) bundle is an evidence-based care bundle for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy, consisting of: initial assessment with early warning scores, early antibiotics, interval between decision and operation less than 6 h, goal-directed fluid therapy and postoperative inte ...[more]