Current smoking predicts increased operative mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery in the elderly

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Jones, Rhys ^a   Nyawo, Brian ^a   Jamieson, Sheila ^a   Clark, Stephen ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Elderly; Morbidity; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952355802     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.239863     Document Type: Article

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