Estimation of mortality and morbidity risk in colorectal surgery using POSSUM predictor equation

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1714-1720

  Watanabe, Makoto ^a,c   Yasuda, Naokuni ^a   Kusano, Tomokazu ^a   Nakashima, Osamu ^a   Kamisaka, Koji ^a   Tsunoda, Akira ^b   Kusano, Mitsuo ^b  

^a Isesaki Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Morbidity risk; Mortality; P POSSUM; POSSUM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND OPERATIVE SEVERITY SCORE FOR THE ENUMERATION OF MORATALITY AND MORBIDITY;

EID: 9144234200     PISSN: 03869768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.37.1714     Document Type: Article

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