Perioperative and anesthesia-related cardiac arrests in geriatric patients: a systematic review using meta-regression analysis

Abstract The worldwide population is aging, and the number of surgeries performed in geriatric patients is increasing. This systematic review evaluated anesthetic procedures to assess global data on perioperative and anesthesia-related cardiac arrest (CA) rates in geriatric surgical patients. Availa...

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Main Authors: Karen S. Braghiroli, José R. C. Braz, Bruna Rocha, Regina El Dib, José E. Corrente, Mariana G. Braz, Leandro G. Braz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02745-6