Emergency surgery in patients who have undergone recent radiotherapy is associated with increased complications and mortality: Review of 536 patients

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-38

  Sullivan, Michael C ^a   Roman, Sanziana A ^a   Sosa, Julie A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TIME;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866046893     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1230-4     Document Type: Article

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