Anaesthesia and post-operative morbidity after elective groin hernia repair: A nation-wide study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-174

  Bay Nielsen, M ^a   Kehlet, H ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complications; Post operative period; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DYING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 38149098449     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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