Urology
Volume 76, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , July 2010

Perioperative Risk Factors for Surgical Complications in Pediatric Urology: A Pilot Study in Preoperative Risk Assessment in Children

  • Drew A. Freilich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Bartley G. Cilento Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Dionne Graham

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jing Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Alan B. Retik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Hiep T. Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiep T. Nguyen, M.D., Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, HUN-353, Boston, MA 02115

Received 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 August 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02611-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.08.079

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , July 2010

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