A minimally invasive approach to emergent colorectal surgery was associated with better outcomes, including for older adults, a retrospective study found.
After adjusting for demographics, BMI, and primary surgical site, those who underwent minimally invasive surgery (MIS) were more likely to be discharged home (OR 2.08, 95% CI 1.82-2.37), were less likely to have an adverse event (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.46-0.58), and had a shorter length of stay (mean difference in days -2.36, 95% CI -2.93 to -1.79; P<0.001 for all) compared with those who underwent open surgery, reported Vlad Simianu, MD, MPH, of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, and colleagues, writing in the American Journal of Surgery.