Mortality and postoperative care after emergency laparotomy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Clarke, Adrian ^a   Murdoch, Henry ^a   Thomas, Matthew J ^a   Cook, Tim M ^a   Peden, Carol J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications; Death; Emergency service; Laparotomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTED DEATH RATE; RECOVERY ROOM; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; WARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY ROOM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79951492891     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32833f5389     Document Type: Article

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