Should the pericardium be closed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-155

  Bittar, Mohamed N ^a   Barnard, James B ^a   Khasati, Noman ^a   Richardson, Steven ^a   Raja, Shahzad G ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Evidence based medicine; Pericardial closure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24744458594     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2004.100388     Document Type: Article

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