Perioperative morbidity and mortality from major gynecologic surgery in the elderly woman

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 677-684

  Mains, Lindsay M ^a   Magnus, Manya ^b   Finan, Michael ^b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Gynecologic surgery; Octogenarians

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449098452     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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