EFFECT OF TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY ON MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS: CERRAHPASA EXPERIENCE

Teksoz S., Arikan A. E., Erbabacan S. E., Ferahman S., Meyanci G., Ozcan M., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.365-371, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.365-371
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroidectomy, Aged, Morbidity, Mortality, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, NODULAR GOITER, SURGERY, DISEASE, RISK, HYPERTHYROIDISM, MANAGEMENT, AGE
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to confirm safety of total thyroidectomy and to investigate the effect of age on potential mortality and morbidity in geriatric patients.