Predicting patients at risk of early postoperative adverse

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 649-656

  Painter, T W ^a   Ludbrook, G L ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; At risk patients; Postoperative care; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EVENTS; AGED; ARTICLE; AT RISK PATIENTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK;

ADVERSE EVENTS; AT RISK PATIENTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK;

EID: 84907935393     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1404200516     Document Type: Article

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