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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/118 |