Even Low-Stress Surgery Can Be Fatal for Frail Patients, Study Finds: UT Health
November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 14 [TNSmedicalresearch-JAMA Surgery journal] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release:
The threshold for when to perform elective surgery in a frail patient may be much higher than previously thought, according to new research coauthored by Paula Shireman, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., of UT Health San Antonio. The journal JAMA Surgery published the findings Nov. 13.
The retrospective study of 432,8 . . .
The threshold for when to perform elective surgery in a frail patient may be much higher than previously thought, according to new research coauthored by Paula Shireman, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., of UT Health San Antonio. The journal JAMA Surgery published the findings Nov. 13.
The retrospective study of 432,8 . . .