Morbidity- and mortality-related prognostic factors of nontraumatic splenectomies

Background: Splenectomy is a common surgical procedure, but few reports focus on nontraumatic splenectomies. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of morbidity and mortality of patients submitted to elective nontraumatic splenectomy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 15...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Gianchandani Moorjani, Joaquin Marchena-Gomez, Jose Casimiro-Perez, Cristina Roque-Castellano, Jose Ramirez-Felipe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958413000924