Geriatric Assessment as a qualification element for elective and emergency cholecystectomy in older patients

BACKGROUND: Older patients experience a higher incidence of postoperative complications after cholecystectomy compared with younger patients. However, most studies have not considered patient frailty, particularly regarding emergency cholecystectomy. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Kenig, Jakub, Wałęga, Piotr, Olszewska, Urszula, Konturek, Aleksander, Nowak, Wojciech
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27478493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-016-0094-1

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