Are non-cardiac surgeries safe for dialysis patients? - A population-based retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease represents a risk complex that complicates surgical results. The surgical outcomes of dialysis patients have been studied in specific fields, but the global features of postoperative adverse outcomes in dialysis patients receiving non-cardiac surgeries have not be...

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Main Authors: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Duan Xiao, Chih-Hsiung Wu, Ta-Liang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597566?pdf=render