Gynecologic oncology patients in the surgical ICU: Impact on outcome

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-178

  Abbas, Fouad M ^a   Sert, M Bilal ^b   Rosenshein, Neil B ^b   Zahyrak, Mariana L ^b   Currie, John L ^b  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

female; genital neoplasms; intensive care; surgical; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030944429     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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