Time of year does not influence mortality for vascular operations at academic centers

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 546-553

  Lapar, Damien J ^a   Bhamidipati, Castigliano M ^a   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^a   Kern, John A ^a   Kron, Irving L ^a   Cherry, Kenneth J ^a   Ailawadi, Gorav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA SURGERY; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURGICAL WOUND; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79961165825     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.042     Document Type: Article

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