Mortality and postoperative care pathways after emergency gastrointestinal surgery in 2904 patients: A population-based cohort study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 860-870

  Vester Andersen, M ^a   Lundstrom, L H ^a   Moller, M H ^a   Waldau, T ^a   Rosenberg, J ^a   Moller, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emergency; general surgery; laparotomy; mortality; postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOVERY ROOM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EMERGENCY; GENERAL SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DENMARK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899789313     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet487     Document Type: Article

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