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Methods: Demographic and clinical data were obtained from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2005\u20132014, to evaluate adult (age 18\u201364 years) and elderly (65+ years) patients with malignant neoplasm of the rectum and rectosigmoid junction who underwent emergency surgery. A multivariable logistic regression model with backward elimination process was used to identify the association of predictors and in-hospital mortality. Results: A total of 10,918 non-elderly adult and 12,696 elderly patients were included in this study. Their mean (standard deviation (SD)) age was 53 (8.5) and 77.5 (8) years, respectively. The odds ratios (95% confidence interval, P-value) of some of the pertinent risk factors for mortality for operated adults were 1.04 for time to operation (95%CI: 1.02\u20131.07, p &lt; 0.001), 2.83 for respiratory diseases (95%CI: 2.02\u20133.98), and 1.93 for cardiac disease (95%CI: 1.39\u20132.70), among others. Hospital length of stay was a significant risk factor as well for elderly patients\u2014OR: 1.02 (95%CI: 1.01\u20131.03, p = 0.002). Conclusions: In adult patients who underwent an operation, time to operation, respiratory diseases, and cardiac disease were some of the main risk factors of mortality. In patients who did not undergo a surgical procedure, malignant neoplasm of the rectosigmoid junction, respiratory disease, and fluid and electrolyte disorders were risk factors of mortality. 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