title: Prioritising emergency laparotomy - a reply.
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK. drtimhowes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Howes
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Corrigan
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospitals, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Peden
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*