Patients with comorbidities: What shall we do to improve the outcome

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 325-327

  Rossi, M ^a   Iemma, D ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Surgical procedures, operative; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SELENIUM; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG INTERACTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; COMORBIDITY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650123617     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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