Outpatients on mechanical circulatory support

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 780-785

  Drews, Thorsten N H ^a   Loebe, Matthias ^b   Jurmann, Michael J ^b   Weng, Yuguo ^b   Wendelmuth, Christoph ^b   Hetzer, Roland ^b   Frazier, O H ^b  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 0037336726     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04648-9     Document Type: Article

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