Thirty-day and one-year predictors of death in noncardiac major surgical procedures

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 495-499

  Kaafarani, Haytham M A ^a   Itani, Kamal M F ^a,b   Thornby, Jack ^a   Berger, David H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 1400 VFW Pkwy W Roxbury M   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk classification; Death; Hyperlipidemia; Mortality; Mortality determinant; Obesity; Operative surgical procedure; Renal insufficiency; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 8544260327     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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