Pre-operative risk scores for the prediction of outcome in elderly people who require emergency surgery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The decision on whether to operate on a sick elderly person with an intra-abdominal emergency is one of the most difficult in general surgery. A predictive risk-score would be of great value in this situation.</p> <p>Meth...
Main Authors: | Bates Tom, Rix Thomas E |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-06-01
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Series: | World Journal of Emergency Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.wjes.org/content/2/1/16 |
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