Poor outcomes in cirrhosis-associated hernia repair: A nationwide cohort study of 32,033 patients

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-357

  Carbonell, Alfredo M ^a   Wolfe, Luke G ^a   DeMaria, Eric J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Emergencies; Hernia; Outcomes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31044455220     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-005-0022-x     Document Type: Article

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