Morbidity and mortality after emergency surgery

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7571, 2006, Pages 713-714

  Morris, Craig ^a   Russell, Conn ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33749653532     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38922.502361.80     Document Type: Editorial

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