Early discharge following coronary bypass surgery: Is it safe?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Loubani, M ^a   Mediratta, N ^a   Hickey, M S ^a   Galinanes M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cost effectiveness; Hospital stay; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034237742     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00467-X     Document Type: Article

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