Evaluation of different minimally invasive techniques in pediatric cardiac surgery: Is a full sternotomy always a necessity?

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 622-627

  Hagl, C ^a   Stock, U ^a   Haverich, A ^a   Steinhoff, G ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial septum defect closure; Literature review; Minimally invasive surgery; Ministernotomy; Pediatric cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANNULATION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035110355     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.2.622     Document Type: Article

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