Factors affecting the mortality risk in elderly patients undergoing surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-159

  Ozturk, Ersin ^a   Yilmazlar, Tuncay ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric; Mortality; Risk; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; COLORECTAL DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TURKEY;

EID: 33846875840     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03997.x     Document Type: Article

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