Geriatric thyroidectomy: Safety of thyroid surgery in an aging population

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1041-1044

  Seybt, Melanie W ^a   Khichi, Sunny ^a   Terris, David J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL RISK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350493933     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2009.138     Document Type: Article

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