Why routine intensive care unit admission after elective open infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair is no longer an evidence based practice

Surgeon

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 297-302

  Ryan, David ^a   McGreal, Gerard ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Decides appropriate level of post operative care; E PASS model; Effective risk stratification tool; Elective AAA repair; HDU safe effective post operative care; ICU unnecessary

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CREATININE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957789962     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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