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Emergency surgery in the elderly: the balance between function, frailty, fatality and futility
Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases with age, and even more so in acute onset disease. With the current prospects of longevity, a considerable number of elderl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320594/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25645443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-015-0099-x |