Melatonin secretion and postoperative prognosis in elderly patients;Il ruolo della melatonina nell'immediato decorso postoperatorio dei pazienti anziani

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 745-750

  Leardi, S ^a   Tavone, E ^a   Cianca, G ^a   Barnabei, R ^a   Necozione, S ^a   Citone, G ^a   Simi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Insomnia; Melatonin; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; SLEEP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEPSIS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034471803     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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