Mortality after groin hernia surgery: Delay of treatment and cause of death

Hernia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Nilsson, H ^a   Nilsson, E ^b   Angeras U ^a   Nordin, P ^b,c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Femoral hernia; Groin hernia; Inguinal hernia; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEPSIS; SWEDEN; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLONIC DISEASES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 80051597059     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-011-0782-4     Document Type: Article

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