Evaluation of routine postoperative chest X-rays in the management of the cardiac surgical patient

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 724-729

  Rao, Podila Sita Rama ^a   Abid, Qamar ^a   Khan, Khalid J ^a   Meikle, Robert J R ^a   Natarajan, Krishnan M ^a   Morritt, Graham N ^a   Wallis, John ^a   Kendall, Simon W H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult cardiac surgery; Chest X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0031454699     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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