Sudden death after major head and neck surgery

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-94

  Gueret, Gildas ^a   Bourgain, Jean Louis ^b   Luboinski, Bernard ^b  

^a Brest Teaching Hospitals   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Ear; Mortality; Neck dissection; Nose and throat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646041943     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moo.0000193171.31580.a3     Document Type: Review

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