MELD-Based Indices as Predictors of Mortality in Chronic Liver Disease Patients Who Undergo Emergency Surgery with General Anesthesia

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2029-2035

  Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Han, Yoon Dae ^a   Lee, Jae Gil ^a   Kim, Do Young ^a   Choi, Sae Byeol ^b   Choi, Gi Hong ^a   Choi, Jin Sub ^a   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; CTP score; Emergency; MELD based indices; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255137041     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1669-5     Document Type: Article

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