Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis increases postoperative morbidity after a modified Fontan operation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 856-862

  Amin, Zahid ^a,c   McElhinney, Doff B ^b   Strawn, Jennifer K ^a   Kugler, John D ^a   Duncan, Kim F ^a   Reddy, V Mohan ^b   Petrossian, Edwin ^b   Hanley, Frank L ^b   Jacobs, Marshall L ^d   Manning, Peter B ^d   Spray, Thomas L ^d   Vargas, Florentino ^d   Amato, Joseph J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Childrens Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0040970445     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.118506     Document Type: Article

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