Evaluation of Charlson-Age Comorbidity Index as predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients with colorectal carcinoma

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1061-1067

  Ouellette, James R ^a   Small, David G ^a   Termuhlen, Paula M ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; comorbidity; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10044257797     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.09.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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