Retrospective study on the need of intensive care unit admission after major head and neck surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-14

  To, Edward W H ^a   Tsang, Wai M ^a   Lai, Eric C H ^a   Chu, Ming C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Admission rate; Head and neck surgery; Intensive care unit; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036166667     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02285.x     Document Type: Article

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