Emergency surgery in the elderly: A retrospective observational study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-94

  Alcock, M ^a   Chilvers, C R ^a  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Elderly; Emergency surgery; Mortality; Risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PHYSICAL STATUS SCORE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 84856479914     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000108     Document Type: Article

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