Effect of body mass index on early outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 668-676

  Reeves, Barnaby C ^a   Ascione, Raimondo ^b   Chamberlain, Martin H ^b   Angelini, Gianni D ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 0042354584     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00777-0     Document Type: Article

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