Anaesthetic Specialisation Leads to Improved Early- and Medium-term Survival Following Major Vascular Surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 719-725

  Walsh, S R ^a   Bhutta, H ^a   Tang, T Y ^a   Nunn, D L ^a   Armon, M P ^a   Clarke, J M F ^a   Meyer, F J ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia mortality; Operative mortality; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77952882682     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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