Predictors of major complications after elective abdominal surgery in cancer patients

Abstract Background Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for solid tumours frequently develop major postoperative complications, which negatively affect quality of life, costs of care and survival. Few studies have identified the determinants of perioperative complications in this group. Methods We...

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Main Authors: Claudia M. Simões, Maria J. C. Carmona, Ludhmila A. Hajjar, Jean-Louis Vincent, Giovanni Landoni, Alessandro Belletti, Joaquim E. Vieira, Juliano P. de Almeida, Elisangela P. de Almeida, Ulysses Ribeiro, Ana L. Kauling, Celso Tutyia, Lie Tamaoki, Julia T. Fukushima, José O. C. Auler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0516-6