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An evaluation of the Charlson co-morbidity score for predicting sepsis after elective major surgery

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Severe sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following major surgery. The Charlson co-morbidity score (CCS) has been shown to be associated with severe sepsis following major surgery for cancer. This prospective observational study investigated the effect of p...

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Autores principales: Hampshire, Peter A., Guha, Arpan, Strong, Ann, Parsons, Dawn, Rowan, Patricia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21633543
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.78221