The effects of pre-existing dementia on surgical outcomes in emergent and nonemergent general surgical procedures: assessing differences in surgical risk with dementia

The effects of pre-existing dementia on surgical outcomes in emergent and nonemergent general surgical procedures: assessing differences in surgical risk with dementia

Abstract Background The aim was to assess the morbidity and in-hospital mortality that occur in surgical patients with pre-existing dementia compared with those outcomes in non-dementia patients following emergent and nonemergent general surgical operations. Methods A total of 120 patients with deme...

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Main Author: Woubet Tefera Kassahun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Dementia
Surgical outcomes
Morbidity
Mortality
Predictive factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0844-x

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