Safety and feasibility of same day discharge in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-235

  Vora, Amit M ^a   Green, Martin S ^a   Tang, Anthony S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032518810     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00887-4     Document Type: Article

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