Complications and mortality in older surgical patients in Australia and New Zealand (the REASON study): A multicentre, prospective, observational study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1022-1030

  Story, D A ^a   Leslie, K ^b   Myles, P S ^c   Fink, M ^d   Poustie, S J ^e   Forbes, A ^f   Yap, S ^g   Beavis, V ^h   Kerridge, R ⁱ  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Australia New Zealand College of Anaesthetists   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

ⁱ JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 77956517760     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06478.x     Document Type: Article

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