Predicting Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Outcomes and Complications in Elderly Patients Using Guy's Scoring System and Charlson Comorbidity Index

Predicting Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Outcomes and Complications in Elderly Patients Using Guy's Scoring System and Charlson Comorbidity Index

Summary: Background: This study compared the operative outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in elderly patients with different comorbidity status and different stone complexity. Methods: A retrospective review of medical records was performed of 113 patients aged 65 years or older with large re...

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Main Authors: Jen-Shu Tseng, Wun-Rong Lin, Fang-Ju Sun, Tsu-Feng Lin, Wei-Kung Tsai, Pai-Kai Chiang, Chih-Chiao Lee, Yu-Hsin Chen, Allen W. Chiu, Marcelo Chen
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Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959818300267

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