Overnight intensive recovery: Elective open aortic surgery without a routine ICU bed

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 252-258

  Callaghan, C J ^a   Lynch, A G ^b   Amin, I ^a   Fazel, M ^a   Lindop, M J ^a   Gaunt, M E ^a   Varty, Kevin ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Arterial occlusive diseases; In hospital mortality; Recovery room

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23144443480     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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