Developing quality indicators for elderly patients undergoing abdominal operations

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 870-883

  McGory, Marcia L ^a   Shekelle, Paul G ^b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^b   Fink, Arlene ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIST; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 28044468630     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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