Postoperative complications among octogenarians after cardiovascular surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 726-731

  Barnett, Scott D ^a   Halpin, Linda S ^b   Speir, Alan M ^b   Albus, Robert A ^b   Akl, Bechara F ^b   Massimiano, Paul S ^b   Burton, Nelson A ^b   Collazo, Lucas R ^b   Lefrak, Edward A ^b  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042830979     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00676-3     Document Type: Article

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