Prognostic factors for mortality among patients above the 6th decade undergoing non-cardiac surgery: cares - clinical assessment and research in elderly surgical patients

Prognostic factors for mortality among patients above the 6th decade undergoing non-cardiac surgery: cares - clinical assessment and research in elderly surgical patients

PURPOSE: To ascertain perioperative morbimortality and identify prognostic factors for mortality among patients >55 years who undergo non-cardiac surgery. METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 403 patients relating to perioperative morbidity-mortality. Data were collected from a standardized protoco...

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Main Authors: Adriana Nunes Machado, Maria do Carmo Sitta, Wilson Jacob Filho, Luíz Eugênio Garcez-Leme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Surgery
Preoperative
Mortality
Risk
Evaluation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000200001

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