The Impact of Frailty on Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Complications in the Emergency General Surgery Population
Abstract 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 defin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2018-04-01
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| Series: | The Surgery Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1655756 |