Intraoperative hematocrit and cardiopulmonary bypass [3] (multiple letters)

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1226-1227

  Shuhaiber, Jeffrey H ^a   Habib, Robert H ^b   Zacharias, Anoar ^b   Schwann, Thomas A ^b   Riordan, Christopher J ^b   Durham, Samuel J ^b   Shah, Aamir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842506144     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.059     Document Type: Letter

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