Perioperative morbidity and mortality in elderly gynecological oncological patients (≥70 years) by the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classes

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-225

  Giannice, Raffaella ^a,b   Foti, Elvira ^a   Poerio, Antonella ^a   Marana, Elisabetta ^a   Mancuso, Salvatore ^a   Scambia, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASA classes; Elderly patients; Gynecological cancer; Morbidity; Mortality; Oncological surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEALTH STATUS; ITALY; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 2342457067     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2004.03.080     Document Type: Article

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