Vascular procedures in nonagenarians and centenarians are safe

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-304

  Wheatley, Brian J ^a   Gorsuch, Jill M ^a   Mansour, M Ashraf ^a   Sage, Katherine A ^a   Chambers, Christopher M ^a   Cuff, Robert F ^a   Wong, Peter Y ^a   Cali, Robert F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centenarian; Elderly; Functional outcome; Nonagenarian; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD VESSEL; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79952164221     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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