Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of corticosteroids in children with postpericardiotomy syndrome

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 62-65

  Wilson, N J ^a   Webber, S A ^a   Patterson, M W H ^a   Sandor, G G S ^a   Tipple, M ^a   LeBlanc, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Pericardial effusion; Postpericardiotomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; STEROID THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028206704     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00817608     Document Type: Article

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