Table 3 Analysis between change in home environment post discharge after emergency laparotomy (EmLap) with pre- frail and frail patients at pre- and post-EmLap. CI; confidence interval
From: Changes in frailty status and discharge destination post emergency laparotomy
Frailty status | No change to home environment post discharge | Change of home environment post discharge | Odds ratio (CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-EmLap | P = 0.001 | |||
Pre-frail Frail | 28 (80.0%) 2 (18.2%) | 7 (20.0%) 9 (81.8%) | 0.056 (0.010–0.317) | |
Post-EmLap | P < 0.001 | |||
Pre-frail Frail | 28 (87.5%) 8 (40.0%) | 4 (12.5%) 12 (60.0%) | 0.095 (0.024–0.378) |