Visceral ischemia and organ dysfunction after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A clinical and cost analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 729-736

  Harward, Timothy R S ^a   Welborn III, Burress ^a   Martin, Tomas D ^a   Flynn, Timothy C ^a   Huber, Thomas S ^a   Moldawer, Lyle L ^a   Seeger, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029976523     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199606000-00011     Document Type: Article

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