Con: Pediatric anesthesiologists should not be the primary echocardiographers for pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 391-393

  Moran, Adrian M ^a   Geva, Tal ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034989974     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2001.23334     Document Type: Article

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