Risk factors for mortality and postoperative complications after gastrointestinal surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 903-910

  Sørensen, Lars Tue ^a   Malaki, Afshin ^a   Wille Jørgensen, Peer ^a   Kallehave, Finn ^a   Kjærgaard, Johan ^a   Hemmingsen, Ulla ^a   Møller, Lisbeth Nørgaard ^b   Jørgensen, Torben ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal surgery; General surgery; Mortality; Postoperative complications; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34347229470     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0165-4     Document Type: Article

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