Association of Intellectual Disability with Delayed Presentation and Worse Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery

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Authors

Allyse Zondlak · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Esther J. Oh · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Pooja U. Neiman · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Zhaohui Fan · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Kathryn Taylor · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Naveen F. Sangji · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Mark R. Hemmila

Abstract

EGS patients with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of more severe presentation and worse outcomes. The underlying causes of delayed presentation and worse outcomes must be better characterized to address the disparities in surgical care for this often under-recognized but highly vulnerable population.

Topics & Keywords

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Frailty in Older Adults

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 278, Issue 5, pp. e1118-e1122

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005863

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