The effect of patient sex on the incidence of early adverse events in a population of elderly patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 455-459

  Conti, D ^a   Ballo, P ^a   Boccalini, R ^a,b   Boccherini, A ^a,b   Cantini, S ^a,b   Venni, A ^a,b   Pezzati, S ^a   Gori, S ^a   Franconi, F ^a   Zuppiroli, A ^a,c   Pedulla A ^a,c  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Anaesthesia; Elderly; Gender; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIVERING; STATISTICS;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANAESTHESIA; ELDERLY; GENDER; POSTOPERATIVE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SHIVERING;

EID: 84907017084     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1404200405     Document Type: Article

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