Paying more attention to morbidity in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 614-615

  Nelson, David P ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cardiac surgical procedures; Heart defects; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Infant; Neonate; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; FEEDING DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; ISCHEMIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 24944591428     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130478-200509000-00026     Document Type: Editorial

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