The use of absorbable monfilament polydioxanone suture in pediatric cardiovascular operations

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 771-775

  Myers, J L ^a   Campbell, D B ^a   Waldhausen, J A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE; POLYESTER;

AORTA COARCTATION; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYDIOXANONE SUTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN MALFORMATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; THERAPY; VASCULAR SURGERY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

AORTIC COARCTATION; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYESTERS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 0022929920     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35881-7     Document Type: Article

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