Surgery in heart and lung transplant patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-504

  Velanovich, Vic ^a   Ezzat, Waleed ^a   Horn, Christopher ^a   Bernabei, Alvise ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Lung transplantation; Postoperative complications; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642284355     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.035     Document Type: Article

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