The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with postoperative complications after major elective cardiovascular surgery

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 882-889

  Agabiti, N ^a   Cesaroni, Giulia ^a   Picciotto, S ^a,b   Bisanti, Luigi ^c   Caranci, Nicola ^d,e   Costa, Giuseppe ^e   Forastiere, F ^a   Marinacci, Chiara ^e,f   Pandolfi, P ^g   Russo, Antonio ^c   Perucci, Carlo A ^a   Ancona, Carla ^h   Belleudi, Valeria ^h   Buganini, Giulio ^h   Davoli, Marina ^h   Schifano, Patrizia ^h   Zocchetti, Carlo ^h   Galassi, Claudia ^h   Mattioli, Stefano ^h   Spadea, Teresa ^h   Vittori, Patrizia ^h   more..

^a Rome E Health Authority   (Italy)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^d Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

^e Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^f Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^g Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCOME; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POVERTY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 54749142020     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.067470     Document Type: Article

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