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

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-133

  Mamidanna, R ^a   Stonell, C ^a   Faiz, O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COLON SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251624682     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06587.x     Document Type: Letter

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