The Effect of Preoperative Pneumonia on Postsurgical Mortality and Morbidity: A NSQIP Analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4539-4
Abstract: BackgroundCurrently, only indirect evidence suggests that preoperative pneumonia is a significant risk factor for poor postsurgical outcomes. Although this relationship is clinically intuitive, this is the first study that aims to quantify the extent to… read more here.
Keywords: mortality morbidity; preoperative pneumonia; morbidity; composite morbidity ... See more keywords