Feasibility of collecting and assessing patient-reported outcomes for emergency admissions: laparotomy for gastrointestinal conditions.

BMJ Open Gastroenterol · 2018 · PMC6203065 · PMID 30397506

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The GIQLI score had improved (93.3 vs 97.9, p=0.048) and EQ-5D score had improved considerably (0.58 vs 0.64), although this difference was not quite statistically significant (p=0.06).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

However, change was greater in younger (under 70 years) and female patients though the differences did not reach statistical significance except for EQ-5D in women.

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