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The Impact of Frailty on Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Complications in the Emergency General Surgery Population

Background  The burden of frail patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) is increasing rapidly and this population is particularly susceptible to postoperative cardiopulmonary complications and mortality. We aimed to determine the association between frailty, as defined by the previously...

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Autores principales: Akyar, Serra, Armenia, Sarah J., Ratnani, Parita, Merchant, Aziz M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2018
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5966303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29796424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1655756