Liver dysfunction and sepsis determine operative mortality after liver resection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-94

  Capussotti, L ^a   Vigano L ^a   Giuliante, F ^b   Ferrero, A ^a   Giovannini, I ^b   Nuzzo, G ^b  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Campus Bio Medico University   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149522203     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6429     Document Type: Article

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