Risk-adjusted analysis of outcomes following elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-148

  Forbes, Thomas L ^a   Steiner, Stefan H ^b   Lawlor, D Kirk ^a   DeRose, Guy ^a   Harris, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18844445937     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0158-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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