Determinants of in-hospital mortality and length of stay for acute intestinal gangrene

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 482-485

  Kasirajan, Karthikeshwar ^a,c   Mascha, Edward J ^b   Heffernan, Daithi ^a   Sifuentes III, Jody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute mesenteric ischemia; Mortality; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 1642273055     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.049     Document Type: Article

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