Inguinal hernia repair: Incidence of elective and emergency surgery, readmission and mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 835-839

  Primatesta, Paola ^a   Goldacre, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidable deaths; Inguinal hernia epidemiology; Inguinal hernia repair; Lifetime risk; Postoperative morbidity; Postoperative mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029745083     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.4.835     Document Type: Article

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