Determinants of duration of ICU stay after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 208-212

  Michalopoulos, A ^a   Tzelepis, G ^a   Pavlides, G ^a   Kriaras, J ^a   Dafni, U ^a   Geroulanos, S ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heart, coronary artery bypass; Intensive care; Risk; Surgery, cardiovascular

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030016310     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.2.208     Document Type: Article

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