Impact of age on perioperative complications and length of stay in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 637-643

  Polanczyk, C A ^a   Marcantonio, E ^a   Goldman, L ^a   Rohde, L E P ^a   Orav, J ^a   Mangione, C M ^a   Lee, T H ^a  

^a Partners Community HealthCare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MORTALITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0035901611     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-8-200104170-00008     Document Type: Article

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