Gender differences in mortality following non-cardiovascular surgery: An observational study

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-262

  Grewal, Keerat Keerat ^a,b   Wijeysundera, Duminda N ^a,b,c   Carroll, Jo ^a,b   Tait, Gordon ^a,b   Beattie, W Scott ^a,b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONCARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84862266106     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9629-9     Document Type: Article

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