Is delayed surgery really better for congenital diaphragmatic hernia?: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1554-1556

  De La Hunt, M N ^a   Madden, N ^b   Scott, J E S ^b   Matthews, J N S ^b   Beck, J ^b   Sadler, C ^b   Barrett, A M ^b   Boddy, S A ^b   Bray, R J ^b   Cusick, E ^b   Gardner, L ^b   Hargrave, S A ^b   Hinton, W ^b   Rangecroft, L ^b   Spicer, R ^b   Stafford, M ^b   Thomas, D ^b   Vallis, C J ^b   Wagget, J ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; delayed surgery; pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; VENTILATOR;

EID: 10544228946     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90176-1     Document Type: Article

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