Early postoperative mortality in the elderly: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As the population ages and as surgical and anaesthetic techniques advance, more elderly people will be referred for surgery. Postoperative mortality and morbidity are certainly associated with increasing age; however the severity of...

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Main Authors: Natsis Konstantinos, Sountoulides Petros, Asteri Theodora, Asouhidou Irene, Georgiadis George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/118