Serum albumin is predictive of 30-day survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 72-74

  Friedenberg, Frank ^a   Jensen, Georgina ^a   Gujral, Navjyot ^a   Braitman, Leonard E ^a   Levine, Gary M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030983055     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014860719702100272     Document Type: Article

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