Postendarterectomy mortality in octogenarians and nonagenarians in the USA from 1993 to 1999

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-161

  Lichtman, Judith H ^a   Jones, Sara B ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Watanabe, Emi ^a   Allen, Norrina B ^a   Fayad, Pierre ^b   Goldstein, Larry B ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Mortality; Nonagenarians; Octogenarians

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70849114097     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262312     Document Type: Article

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