Effect of anaesthetic technique on mortality following major lower extremity amputation: A propensity score-matched observational study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 612-620

  Khan, S A ^a   Qianyi, R L ^b   Liu, C ^a   Ng, E L ^c   Fook Chong, S ^a   Tan, M G E ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROPENSITY SCORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877764835     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12182     Document Type: Article

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