Comparative Mortality for Various Surgical Operations in Older versus Younger Age Groups*
- 1 October 1972
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 20 (10) , 485-489
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1972.tb02145.x
Abstract
The mortality rates associated with various surgical operations are compared in patients of the following four age groups: younger than 60, 60–69, 70–79, and 80 or older. The reasons for higher mortality in association with specific operations in aged patients are discussed.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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