Outcomes after non-cardiac surgery: Mortality, complications, disability, and rehospitalization

In the last 25 years, the number of patients aged ≥75 years undergoing non-cardiac surgery has greatly increased. In elderly patients, frailty is significantly associated with an increased risk of adverse events, functional decline, procedural complications, prolonged hospitalization, and mortality...

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Main Authors: Bruno Amato, Mario Santoro, Giuseppe Giugliano, Giuseppe Servillo, Veronica Di Nardo, Lorenza Di Domenico, Rita Compagna, Raffaele Izzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/840