Safe major abdominal operations: Hepatectomy, gastrectromy and pancreatoduodenectomy in elder patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1995-1997

  Wu, Yu Lian ^a   Yu, Jun Xiu ^a   Xu, Bin ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543092729     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1995     Document Type: Article

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