Con: Transesophageal echocardiography should not be used routinely for pediatric open cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 632-634

  McGowan Jr , Francis X ^a   Laussen, Peter C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Pediatric cardiac surgery; TEE; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13044256390     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90021-6     Document Type: Article

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