Observational study of nonogenarians undergoing emergency, non-trauma surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Pelavski, A D ^a   Lacasta, A ^a   Rochera, M I ^a   De Miguel, M ^a   Roig, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

aged, 80 and over; emergencies; surgical procedures, operative

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NONAGENARIAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 78751537299     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq335     Document Type: Article

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