Reducing the incidence and severity of pericardial adhesions with a sprayable polymeric matrix

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1270-1274

  Konertz, Wolfgang F ^a   Kostelka, Martin ^a   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Hübler, Michael ^a   Ritter, Julia ^a   Liu, Jianchi ^a   Koch, Christina ^a   Block, Jon E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ADHESION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; FOLLOW UP; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIONS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIUM; POLYMERS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141786599     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00733-1     Document Type: Article

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