Vitrectomy and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Elderly Patients With Vitreoretinal Diseases: A Nationwide Cohort Study
PurposeTo determine the all-cause and cause-specific mortality in elderly patients with vitreoretinal diseases based on vitrectomy status.MethodsElderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) diagnosed with vitreoretinal diseases between 2003 and 2012 using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Senior co...
Main Authors: | Yoon Jeon Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Yunhan Lee, Hun Lee, Jae Yong Kim, Hungwon Tchah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.851536/full |
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