Length of hospital stay following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-191

  Fowkes, F G R ^a   Greenhalgh, R M ^a   Powell, J T ^a   Ruckley, C V ^a   Blair, S ^a   Clark, R ^a   Devine, C ^a   Ferguson, K ^a   Hearn, S ^a   Kerracher, E ^a   Logan, S ^a   McCabe, A ^a   Meer Baloch, R ^a   Mossa, M ^a   Rattray, A ^a   Wilson, K ^a   Thompson, S ^a   Franks, P J ^a   Brown, L ^a   Forbes, J ^a   Jepson, R ^a   Keen, N ^a   Rose, C ^a   Hassaine, R M ^a   Poole Wilson, P A ^a   Browse, N ^a   Bulpitt, C J ^a   Burnand, K ^a   Coles, E C ^a   Fletcher, A ^a   Horrocks, M ^a   Budd, J ^a   Baird, R N ^a   Lamont, P ^a   Wilkins, D C ^a   Ashley, S ^a   Flowerdew, K ^a   Baker, A ^a   Earnshaw, J ^a   Heather, B ^a   Gibbons, C ^a   Blackett, R L ^a   Parvin, S D ^a   Harvey, D R ^a   Hedges, R ^a   Finch, D ^a   Hocken, D B ^a   Morris, G E ^a   Shearman, C P ^a   Lear, P ^a   Lewis, P ^a   Clarke, R J ^a   Jenkins, A M ^a   Cooper, G G ^a   Engeset, J ^a   Naylor, R ^a   Stewart, G ^a   Cumming, J ^a   McCormick, J ^a   Howd, A ^a   Turner, A ^a   Harper, D R ^a   Smith, R C ^a   Chamberlain, J ^a   Jones, A G ^a   Wyatt, M G ^a   McKay, A J ^a   Forrester, J C ^a   McCollum, P ^a   Stonebridge, P A ^a   Davidson, A J G ^a   Baker, R ^a   Forsythe, J L R ^a   Lambert, D ^a   Duncan, J L ^a   Bell, P R F ^a   Ratliff, D ^a   Callum, K G ^a   Nash, J R ^a   McPherson, D S ^a   Jenner, R E ^a   Stewart, R ^a   Armitstead, P R ^a   Barrie, W W ^a   Hamer, D B ^a   Powis, S ^a   Coen, L D ^a   Michaels, J ^a   Welsh, C L ^a   Hopkinson, B R ^a   Wenham, P W ^a   Beard, J ^a   Aukland, A ^a   Black, J ^a   Downing, R ^a   Hickey, N C ^a   Davies, A H ^a   Nott, D ^a   May, A R L ^a   more..

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Bed occupancy; FEV1; FVC; Lung function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 17444446028     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80218-9     Document Type: Review

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