Early release following cardiac surgery

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 599-602

  Keon, Wilbert J ^a   Sherrard, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXTUBATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029802935     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199611000-00007     Document Type: Short Survey

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