Predicting perioperative mortality after oesophagectomy: a systematic review of performance and methods of multivariate models

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-43

  Warnell, I ^a   Chincholkar, M ^b   Eccles, M ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

oesophagectomy; postoperative complications, mortality; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84925552564     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu294     Document Type: Review

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