Preoperative evaluation of chronic alcoholics assessed for surgery of the upper digestive tract

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 836-840

  Martin, M J ^a   Heymann, C ^a   Neumann, T ^a   Schmidt, L ^b   Soost, F ^a   Mazurek, B ^a   Bohm B ^a   Marks, C ^b   Helling, K ^b   Lenzenhuber, E ^b   Muller C ^a   Kox, W J ^a   Spies, C D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol Abuse; Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin; Diagnosis; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035998904     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200206000-00013     Document Type: Article

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