High-vacuum drains rival conventional underwater-seal drains after pediatric heart surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-400

  Newcomb, Andrew E ^a,b   Alphonso, Nelson ^a   Nørgaard, Martin A ^a   Cochrane, Andrew D ^a   Karl, Tom R ^a   Brizard, Christian P ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Drainage; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CHEST TUBES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 14644405557     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.11.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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