Meta-analysis of postoperative mortality after elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms detected by screening

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 619-622

  Lindholt, J S ^a   Norman, P E ^b  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; SEX RATIO; TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953675079     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7464     Document Type: Article

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