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Aug 2026
SP 9.07 Novel Blood-Based Biomarkers of Frailty and Outcomes Following Emergency Laparotomy
Frailty is a well-established predictor of adverse post-operative outcomes in emergency laparotomy (EmLap) patients. However, frailty assessment in time-pressured emergency settings remains challenging. Blood-based frailty metabolites have been investigated as biomarkers in community-dwelling ageing populations b...
H. J. Ng, David I. Broadhurst, T. Quasim et al.
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