Pro: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is a cost-effective strategy for cardiac surgical procedures

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 246-249

  Murphy, Patricia M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cost effectiveness; Monitoring; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISEASE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0031116672     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90222-6     Document Type: Article

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