Emergency Laparotomy Follow-Up Study (ELFUS): prospective feasibility investigation into postoperative complications and quality of life using patient-reported outcome measures up to a year after emergency laparotomy

Table 1 Schedule of patient assessments

Timepoint (post-laparotomy)	Action/assessments
Within 4 days of EL (day 0-4)	Identification of potential study participants Distribution of participant information sheet Informed consent taken
Day 5	Baseline assessment of QoL^a: WHODAS^a and EQ5D^a POMS^a
Day 10	POMS for those still in-patient
Day 30	QoL assessment with WHODAS and EQ5D Accordion Severity Grading Assessment
3 months	QoL assessment with WHODAS and EQ5D
6 months	QoL assessment with WHODAS and EQ5D
12 months	QoL assessment with WHODAS and EQ5D

^aQoL means quality of life, WHODAS means World Health Organisation disability assessment score 2.0, EQ5D means 5-domain Euroqual quality of life assessment, POMS means Post-Operative Morbidity Survey

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