An assessment of different scoring systems in cirrhotic patients undergoing nontransplant surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 589-593

  Causey, Marlin Wayne ^a   Steele, Scott R ^a   Farris, Zachary ^b   Lyle, David S ^c   Beitler, Alan L ^d  

^a Madigan Health System   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^d KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childs Turcotte Pugh; Cirrhosis; MELD; MELD Na; Surgery

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER SURGERY; CHILDS TURCOTTE PUGH SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL OF END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; MODEL OF END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SODIUM SCORE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY;

END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859912656     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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