Decreased incidence of postoperative pericardial effusions after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 774-776

  Prabhu, Anuradha S ^a   Ross, Robert D ^a   Heinert, Maya R ^a   Walters III, Henry L ^a   Hakimi, Mehdi ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030009213     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89218-1     Document Type: Article

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