Perioperative risk assessment in elderly and high-risk patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-146

  Richardson, J David ^a   Cocanour, Christine S ^b   Kern, John A ^c   Garrison, R Neal ^a   Kirton, Orlando C ^d   Cofer, Joseph B ^e   Spain, David A ^f   Thomason, Michael H ^g  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Society of Anesthesiologists; ASA; deep vein thrombosis; DVT; EF; ejection fraction; FEV1; forced expiratory volume in 1 second; forced vital capacity; FVC; GFR; glomerular filtration rate; LMWH; low molecular weight heparin; LV

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INOTROPIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MACROLIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUINOLONE; RADIOISOTOPE; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

AGING; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMPHYSEMA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGING; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; COMORBIDITY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3042523078     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.02.023     Document Type: Review

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