Thoracic surgery: Risk factors for postoperative complications of lung resection

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-298

  Fernandes, Eduardo Oliveira ^a   Teixeira, Cassiano ^b   da Silva, Luis Carlos Correa ^b  

^a Gerência de Medicina de Saúde e Comunidade   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Preoperative care; Prognosis hospital mortality; Risk factors; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959508373     PISSN: 01044230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-42302011000300011     Document Type: Article

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