Con: Transesophageal echocardiography is not a cost-effective monitor during cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 250-252

  Bryden, Kathleen E ^a   Hall, Richard I ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cost effectiveness; Monitoring; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTA, THORACIC; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0031116423     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90223-8     Document Type: Article

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