Predicting perioperative risk and informed consent.
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Clinical risk scores to guide perioperative management.
Perioperative morbidity is associated with reduced long term survival. Comorbid disease, cardiovascular illness, and functional capacity can predispose patients to adverse surgical outcomes. Accurate risk stratification would facilitate informed patient consent and identify those individuals who may benefit from specific perioperative interventions. The ideal clinical risk scoring system would ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of surgery
دوره 261 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015