The fate of antibiotic sterilized aortic allografts in Fontan circulation: Results of the long-term follow-up

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 660-662

  Kiraly, Laszlo ^a   Dalrymple Hay, Malcolm J R ^a   Salmon, Anthony P ^a   Keeton, Barry R ^a   Monro, James L ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Fontan; Reoperation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PREGNANCY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERILIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033407146     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00336-X     Document Type: Article

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