Pre-operative serum potassium levels and peri-operative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-44

  Sanjay, O P ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Serum potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1342280619     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872387     Document Type: Article

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