Factors predicting morbidity and mortality in emergency colorectal procedures in elderly patients

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1157-1162

  McGillicuddy, Edward A ^a   Schuster, Kevin M ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73149123787     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.203     Document Type: Article

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