Outcome and quality of life after cardiac surgery in octogenarians

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 429-435

  Goyal, Shiromani ^a   Henry, Margaret ^b   Mohajeri, Morteza ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Barwon Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Octogenarian; Outcome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244465507     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03390.x     Document Type: Article

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