Clinical profile, outcomes and mortality determinants among emergency general surgery patients in a Latin American tertiary hospital: a retrospective registry-based cross-sectional study.

Most procedures occurred outside ordinary hours (72.2%), and surgical residents were the primary surgeons in 51.1% of cases.

Laparoscopy was the initial approach in 67.8%.

The most frequent care categories were gastrointestinal emergencies (48.2%), hepatobiliary emergencies (23.7%), and trauma (8.2%).

Acute appendicitis (37.4%) and gallbladder and biliary disease (23.3%) were the leading diagnostic groups.