Proposal of a score to detect the need for postoperative intensive care unit admission after bariatric surgery

Background: We developed a multi-dimensional score which may help in predicting those patients, undergoing bariatric surgery, who may be in need for postoperative ICU admission and which may also help in avoiding unnecessary admission to the critical care units after bariatric surgery. Methods: We c...

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Main Authors: Walid H. Nofal, Akram M. Amer, Walid A. Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184917302350