What Are the Risks of General Surgical Abdominal Operations in Patients With Cirrhosis?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-400

  Henderson, J Michael ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMEN; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77950862901     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.01.011     Document Type: Editorial

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