title: Correspondence to: "Predictors of in-hospital mortality amongst octogenarians undergoing emergency general surgery: a retrospective cohort study".
authors.affiliation: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.o.anwar@smd11.qmul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mohammed Omer
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.affiliation: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al Omran
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Abdullatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydın
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male
keywords: ASA; Cardiovascular; DNR; Emergency; Morbidity; Mortality; Pulmonary; Risk; Surgery